CHENNAI: A 27-year-old man who posed as an IAS officer and distributed fake business cards has landed in prison.
The accused, N Subash, of Virugambakkam, claimed that he worked as a joint secretary to the government and was attached to the home and rural development department.
On January 1, Subash called the control room and informed that four men were following him in a two-wheeler and had intercepted his car and abused him. Since Subash told the police control room that he was an IAS officer, police rushed to the spot and arrested the four men.
Later, when police tried to contact Subash, he remained unreachable. On suspicion, police checked in the department concerned and found that no such officer was working there. A hunt was launch edfor him.
On Saturday, Subash surrendered at the police station. He used the fake identity to get things done easily.
