Demanded a salute, ended up arrested: UP man's IPS officer claim backfires
A man allegedly posing as an IPS officer landed in police custody in Lucknow after a dispute over an unpaid bread packet spiralled into a confrontation that was caught on camera and widely shared on social media.
A man who allegedly introduced himself as an IPS officer from Noida was arrested in Lucknow after a dispute over an unpaid bread packet exposed what police say was a fake claim to a senior police rank. The incident occurred in the Mahanagar area of Lucknow, where a tea stall owner accused the man of taking a packet of bread from his shop without paying for it.
Following the complaint, local police reached the spot and began questioning the man. According to police and videos of the incident that have since gone viral on social media, the accused repeatedly claimed that he was an IPS officer posted in Noida.
The situation took an unusual turn when the man allegedly demanded that the policemen present at the scene salute him because of his purported rank. However, the officers refused to take his claim at face value. In the viral video, a policeman can be heard telling him, "Come wearing the uniform and I will salute you."
Police then asked the man to produce an identity card to verify his claim. According to officials, he failed to show any identification and instead told them he would produce it the next morning.
Videos of the exchange, showing the man's claims and his interaction with police personnel, quickly spread online and sparked widespread discussion. As questions mounted over his identity, police detained him and conducted further verification.
According to police, the accused was identified as Mithilesh Gupta, an executive working for a private company. Officials said he was neither an IPS officer nor associated with the police force and had allegedly been passing himself off as an IPS officer to project influence and authority.
After he failed to substantiate his claim of being a police officer, police arrested him and initiated legal proceedings.
The incident has drawn attention online, with many focusing on the contrast between the man's demand for a police salute and his eventual arrest after authorities verified his identity.
A man who allegedly introduced himself as an IPS officer from Noida was arrested in Lucknow after a dispute over an unpaid bread packet exposed what police say was a fake claim to a senior police rank. The incident occurred in the Mahanagar area of Lucknow, where a tea stall owner accused the man of taking a packet of bread from his shop without paying for it.
Following the complaint, local police reached the spot and began questioning the man. According to police and videos of the incident that have since gone viral on social media, the accused repeatedly claimed that he was an IPS officer posted in Noida.
The situation took an unusual turn when the man allegedly demanded that the policemen present at the scene salute him because of his purported rank. However, the officers refused to take his claim at face value. In the viral video, a policeman can be heard telling him, "Come wearing the uniform and I will salute you."
Police then asked the man to produce an identity card to verify his claim. According to officials, he failed to show any identification and instead told them he would produce it the next morning.
Videos of the exchange, showing the man's claims and his interaction with police personnel, quickly spread online and sparked widespread discussion. As questions mounted over his identity, police detained him and conducted further verification.
According to police, the accused was identified as Mithilesh Gupta, an executive working for a private company. Officials said he was neither an IPS officer nor associated with the police force and had allegedly been passing himself off as an IPS officer to project influence and authority.
After he failed to substantiate his claim of being a police officer, police arrested him and initiated legal proceedings.
The incident has drawn attention online, with many focusing on the contrast between the man's demand for a police salute and his eventual arrest after authorities verified his identity.
