Probe launched after 2 Gujarat IPS officers impersonated on FB

In two separate cases, two Gujarat IPS officers – including a retired inspector general of police – were impersonated on social media website Facebook by unknown persons. The accused had sought money from the victim officers’ acquaintances, following which a police investigation was launched.

Impersonating the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Aravalli, Sanjay Kharat, and the Additional Director General of Police cum Inspector General (retired) Dharmendrasinh Vaghela, unknown persons created Facebook accounts in their names after which the officers released public statements declaring the accounts as “fake”. In both the cases, the accused formed fake profiles impersonating the officers by using their pictures available in public domain and demanded money from their family members and acquaintances.