A Hyderabad man was arrested for impersonating a CISF officer in an elaborate marriage fraud, using fake photos and social media to deceive a woman and her family.
A 30-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly impersonating a CISF personnel to deceive a woman and her family into marriage, police said on Tuesday.
The accused, a native of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh, was found wearing a paramilitary uniform and moving suspiciously while taking photographs at the international airport on Monday.
He was detained by Central Industrial Security Force personnel and later handed over to the police.
According to police, preliminary inquiry revealed that he had impersonated a CISF personnel as part of a plan to marry a woman, a divorcee with whom he was in a relationship, after separating from his first wife.
A senior police official said the accused had told the woman's family that he was a central government employee posted with the CISF at Hyderabad airport.
"He purchased a uniform and came to the Hyderabad airport on Monday, where he took photographs on his mobile phone. He sent the photos to the woman's family via an instant messaging app and also made a video call to claim that he was working with the CISF and posted at the airport," the official said.
Police said further investigation revealed that the accused had been using similar photographs in uniform on social media and matrimonial platforms to falsely project himself as a central government employee and attract marriage proposals.
A case has been registered against him on charges of impersonation, cheating, and under relevant sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act. He has been remanded to judicial custody.