Cops arrest four people for posing as IPS officers

Madikeri: Four people were arrested by the Napoklu police for posing as IPS officials. The arrest was made after the villagers of Naladi informed the police about the suspicious movement of four people in the village recently.

The arrested are identified as Mithun (21), a car driver from Trissur district, Manoj (30), an autorickshaw driver from Palakkad district, Abu Hitar (31) and Vinod (27) from Nemar.

The police after learing about the suspicious movement of four people in the village arrested them and carried out an investigation. During the investigation, one of the accused, Mithun, said that he had married a girl from Naladi village who was a native of Kerala by making her believe that he was an IPS officer.

When the girl came to came to know the truth about Mithun submitted a complaint to the police in Mannuthy police station in Trisshur in Kerala. The case is under investigation.

It is also gatherd that Mithun had purchased police uniform, belt, stars used in the vehicle, cane and other materials and used them to create an impression with the relatives of the girl, who are living in Naladi village. He was accompanied by his friends. The police have also seized that car and police uniforms from the arrested.