Police arrested an NRI on Monday for allegedly posing as an employee of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Office (PMO) and threatening a government official, NDTV reports.
Atul Kalsi, a software engineer who lives in US and is visiting Delhi, allegedly threatened a stenographer in the divisional commissioner’s office in Delhi.
According to police, Kalsi over last few months, had been threatening the stenographer to convert his residential property in Delhi to a commercial one.
He claimed to the stenographer that he worked as principal secretary in the PMO.
The stenographer reported the matter to his supervisor, the divisional commissioner, D Suresh.
On Monday, Kalsi was called to the divisional commissioner’s officer. When asked for an ID to prove his claim, he started arguing and assaulted the stenographer.
The police was informed and the NRI was arrested.
"According to rules, we asked him for identification, and he could not produce any. He then started abusing me and also attacked me," said Kulbhushan, the stenographer, in his complaint.
Based on his complaint, an FIR was registered against the NRI under sections 170 (personating a public servant), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public function), 419 (cheating by personation) of IPC at the Civil Lines police station, TOI reports.
"The accused NRI has been arrested from the divisional commissioner's office. Preliminary investigation has revealed he wanted to convert his property's category," said sub-inspector Madan Kumar, the investigating officer.
Mr Kalsi was brought before the Gurgaon civil court which sent him to 14 days in judicial custody.
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