Fake Flight Lt held for duping over 100 youth on pretext of IAF career

A man, impersonating a Flight Lieutenant and duping over 100 unemployed youth in the name of providing a career in the Indian Air Force, has been arrested, a Delhi Police official said on Thursday.

The accused has been identified as Kamal Sharma, 39, a resident of Vikas Vihar in west Delhi.

According to police, a grievance was reported on Cyber Crime Reporting Portal from a female complainant, who stated that she had come across a person through online mode who runs an NGO namely “We Eliminate Poverty Now”.

“After some time, he introduced himself as an Air Force gazetted Officer (Flying Lieutenant) and defrauded her of Rs 12 lakh in the name of a job in the Indian Air Force.