Chandigarh April 5 (IANS) A person who claimed to be Inspector General (IG) of Police was arrested in Panchkula near here police said on Wednesday.
Police also impounded his car bearing a Government of India sticker IRS flag and number plate with two stars.
The accused who is a resident of Sector 15 Panchkula had purchased five mobile phones worth Rs 1.5 lakh from a mobile shop in Sector 11. He had been threatening the shopkeeper saying he was an IG of Police and refused to pay said a police spokesman.
The shop owner filed a complaint in Sector 5 police station and during the investigation police came to know that the accused was an impersonator the spokesman said.
--IANS
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After Rs 1.5 lakh mobile purchase, fake IG in police net
