Fake IAS officer arrested by Filmnagar police

The Filmnagar police apprehended a person Bathini Shashikanth, 39, who was involved in a series of offences including impersonation as senior government officer, cheating, forgery, criminal intimidation and extortion.

The accused has been misleading the public for over two years by posing as IAS Officer in the capacity of Deputy Commissioner of



Mines and sometimes posing as IPS and NIA Officer, and collecting huge money from innocent citizens.

West Zone Deputy Commissioner of Police Ch Srinivas said the investigation has revealed that the accused projected himself as a high-ranking public servant by creating and using fake IAS, IPS and NIA identity cards, visiting cards, and forged documents.