A man was from Delhi airport and has been booked for allegedly impersonating a Singapore Airlines pilot in front of CISF personnel, who are responsible for airport security across the country.
The imposter, identified as Sangeet Singh, aged 24 and a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar, was caught for committing the forgery. He was observed wandering in the Metro Skywalk area of Delhi Airport wearing the uniform of a Singapore Airlines pilot and carrying a fake ID around his neck.
Upon being stopped and questioned, the impersonator possessed a forged Singapore Airlines ID for in-flight operations, which was confirmed to be fake upon inspection.
According to the police, Singh created the forged ID using an online app called Business Card Maker and bought the uniform and accessories from Pilot 18, Sector 9, Dwarka, in the national capital, ANI reported.
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Further probe into the matter revealed that the impersonator finished a one-year Aviation Hospitality course in Mumbai in 2020. However, he tricked his family and acquaintances into believing that he had landed a job as a pilot for Singapore Airlines.
A case under IPC sections 420, 468 and 471 was registered against the accused, who has been apprehended.
Further details are awaited in the case.