Man posing as Air Force officer arrested at IGI Airport in Delhi, FIR says 'imposter threat to national security'

Delhi Crime News: When he reached the BCAS office, senior officers questioned him during which he admitted that he had used fake documents to get the AEP
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Delhi: A man 40-year-old man imposing as a wing commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was on Thursday caught at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, police said on Saturday.
Police recovered an Airport Entry Pass (AEP), several fake defence welfare cards, ID cards, membership cards of the aero club and cards of other defence services, and a uniform from his possession, added the police as reported by The Indian Express.
The accused identified himself as Firoz Gandhi. Police said Gandhi went to the airport office on Tuesday to renew his Airport Entry Pass (AEP), issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) which allows airport access to airline crew, ground staff, engineers, security personnel and other individuals. The BCAS officials said that though they found his pass to be original, the same was using fake documents.
“His application (to renew AEP) was received and it was decided that the AEP application should be routed through IAF on CACS (Centralised Access Control System) Biometric Portal. He was in possession of valid AEP which was obtained on fake documents. Regional Director, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Delhi, received a call from an IAF officer saying that his (Gandhi’s) credentials are doubtful and appears to be fake,” reads the FIR, as quoted by The Indian Express, lodged against Gandhi on the complaint of a BCAS officer.
Following the complaint, Gandhi was summoned to appear before the BCAS office for the application process. However, when he reached the office, senior officers questioned him during which he admitted that he had used fake documents to get the AEP, police said.
The FIR also mentioned that Gandhi is in possession of many items of the IAF which included diaries etc. and this creates doubt in his credentials. “He appeared to be dangerous for national security as he proclaimed himself a wing commander of IAF,” reads the FIR as quoted by The Indian Express.
Meanwhile, a case has been registered under sections of impersonating a public servant, cheating and forgery against the accused. He was produced before a court on Friday and has been sent to police custody for five days where the cops will be questioning him about his motives, police added.
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