After failing in NEET twice, did the 21 year old youth become a fake brigadier? Did the pressure of his parents’ dreams lead him to become a fake NSG commando and army uniform? How did the Tata Harrier, the false nameplate and the trap of the Martyr Museum lead to his capture? Do the fake ID, weapons and insignia found with him point towards some big fraud network?
Shahjahanpur: A sensational and filmy story has come to light from Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, which has shocked the security agencies and police administration of the country. After failing the medical entrance exam ‘NEET’ twice in a row, due to parental pressure and depression, a 21-year-old youth declared himself a ‘Brigadier’ of the Indian Army. For the last two months, he was roaming around openly wearing army uniform, with an army flag on his car and carrying a fake gunman commando. Shahjahanpur Police and Military Intelligence have exposed this high-profile fraudster by laying an intelligence network.
“Papa wanted to become a doctor, mother an officer…” A confession that shocked!
The arrested accused has been identified as Aryan Verma, a resident of Roza area of Shahjahanpur. Aryan belongs to a very elite and educated family. Her father Anil Verma is an inspector in the horticulture department and mother Manoj Devi is a teacher in a government school. Crying during tough questioning, Aryan told, “My mother wanted me to become an army officer and my father wanted me to be a doctor. I did not want to disappoint them. After Inter, I went to Delhi to prepare for NEET, but failed twice. To cope with this pressure from the family, I bought a Brigadier’s uniform from Delhi in January and lied at home that I had been selected in the Army.”
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Tata Harrier, one-star plate and fake NSG commandos
On May 26, when Aryan returned to Shahjahanpur from Delhi, he got the army flag, ‘Doctor’ and ‘Army’ written on his father’s Tata Harrier car. He also hung the nameplate of ‘Army Brigadier’ outside his three-storey house. Not only this, he hired two local boys for his security and made them wear the black uniform of National Security Guard (NSG) commando. He often started roaming in the army cantonment area in his car. The ex-soldiers posted here became deeply suspicious after seeing his young age and body language. The ex-servicemen immediately informed Colonel JS Jagran of the station headquarters. To catch him, the army created such a maze that the fake brigadier himself got trapped in the trap.
‘Shikar’ came as the chief guest, was shocked to hear the army’s questions
Army officers knew that if direct action was taken, the accused might get alert and run away. Therefore a unique plan was made to catch him. In order to trap the accused, local students were invited as chief guests to a grand program organized at the ‘Shaheed Museum’ on the pretext of honoring them. Hearing Samman’s words, the courage of the accused increased and without any warning, he directly fell into the trap laid by the army. As soon as he reached the venue with all his pomp, the army personnel and ex-servicemen sitting in ambush surrounded him and his companions from all sides and took them into custody.
When the hair-raising suspense unfolded
As soon as he reached the stage, the real army officers present there in plain clothes surrounded Aryan. The officers started asking him some technical questions related to army rules, his training and the regiment. Hearing military related questions one after another, Aryan’s legs started trembling, he became very nervous and could not give any answer. When he was strictly interrogated, he cried and confessed his entire crime.
Such a maze of security that no one can doubt
Two bouncers dressed in black were accompanying the accused Aryan Verma, who were calling themselves National Security Guard (NSG) commandos. Not only this, a fake identity card of the Government of India has also been recovered from the driver of his car, so that he can easily escape during any checking.
Motive in question: What was the real reason for this copying?
After being detained, when the accused and his vehicle were searched, the army found many incriminating materials. Officials have recovered an identical fake ID card of Army Brigadier rank, an air pistol, AMC Regimental Cane and many other army equipment and official insignia from him. Late on Friday night, based on the written complaint of Naib Subedar Amit Kumar, an FIR was registered against accused Aryan Verma and his associates at Sadar Bazar Police Station in Shahjahanpur under serious sections of fraud and misuse of army insignia. The police is now also investigating whether Aryan had defrauded anyone of money through this fake identity or had tried to cause any damage to the confidential properties of the army. At present, the fake brigadier is behind the bars.