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A woman posing as a fake IAS officer was arrested in Maharashtra after police found high-value cheques and international contacts linked to Afghanistan and Peshawar.
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A woman who claimed to be an IAS officer has been arrested in Maharashtra’s Sambhaji Nagar. The accused, identified as Kalpana Bhagwat, was found with 10 international phone numbers, including those from Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Peshawar.
During the search, police recovered two cheques worth Rs 19 crore and Rs 6 lakh from her residence.
The investigation further revealed that she had previously travelled to Rajasthan, Jodhpur and Delhi.
Sources said her mobile phone contained contact numbers saved as those of the Home Minister’s officer on Special Duty (OSD) and defence officials.
According to sources, she was also present in Delhi at the time of the November 10 car blast near Red Fort, which claimed 15 lives.
The police are likely to investigate whether she had any role in the incident.
A day before, the Film Nagar Police Station in Hyderabad apprehended an imposter, namely Bathini Shashikanth (39), involved in a series of offences, including duping, extortion, cheating, forgery, and criminal intimidation.
The accused had been misleading the public for over two years by posing as an IAS Officer in the capacity of Deputy Commissioner and, at times, as an IPS/NIA Officer, thereby duping innocent citizens of a large sum of money.
The investigation revealed that the accused projected himself as a high-ranking public servant by creating and using fake IAS/IPS/NIA identity cards, visiting cards, and forged documents.
He hired two bodyguards and weapons from Tamil Nadu to portray himself as a senior government official.
Moreover, he fixed police sirens to a private vehicle and also used walkie-talkies to imitate official communication. He circulated a forged TSIIC industrial land allotment letter to cheat victims.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
November 27, 2025, 12:22 IST
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