Posed As IAS, Booked Govt Guest House: Bihar Man Arrested In Mumbai For Forgery
A 32-year-old man from Bihar has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer and posing as an official from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The accused, Chandramohan Prasad Rambali Singh, had been staying at the Customs Department's government guest house in Bandra East by using fake ID cards. Police said he had previously attempted the UPSC exams but never cleared them. He was caught after officers received a tip-off about someone using forged documents to pass off as a government officer.
According to police officials, Singh had been staying for two days at the Customs Department's plush government guest house in Bandra East, posing as an Assistant Director (Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). His web of lies started unraveling when patrolling officers noticed his white Swift Dzire car fitted with a 'Government of India" sticker outside the Silver Oak Hotel in Malad's industrial estate. Based on a tip-off, constable Laxman Bagave and inspector Balasaheb Raut from the Dahisar Unit 12 intercepted the car around 1 pm on June 28.
When confronted, Singh confidently flashed a fake ID card identifying himself as an MHA official, valid till 2028. However, officers quickly noticed discrepancies in the card and detained him for further questioning. Subsequent searches revealed multiple fake ID cards.
Singh later confessed that he had never cleared the UPSC exams, though he had attempted them in the past. He admitted that he came to Mumbai for a three-day getaway and used the help of an acquaintance, who is an actual government employee, to book the guest house. He even hired a local driver, Fardin Saifi (24), instructing him to act as the chauffeur for a visiting bureaucrat. Saifi later told police that Singh had even managed to bypass traffic checks in Dadar a day earlier by showing his fake IAS ID.
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June 30, 2025, 11:16 IST
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