Varanasi: A man has been arrestedfor allegedly posing as an Army captain and entering the secured helipad area at Namo Ghat on Saturday, the second day of the Indian Air Force’s air show.
ACP (Kotwali) Vijay Pratap Singh said on Monday that an FIR had been registered against the accused, identified as Arpit Chaturvedi, from the Cantonment police station area under Sections 204 (personating a public servant) and 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Chaturvedi, aged around 30, drew the attention of officials from different forces when he entered the secured helipad area by posing as an Army captain ahead of the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi , defence minister Rajnath Singh , chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh for the final day of the IAF air show. Police and other agencies were investigating his call logs and other details.
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