A 47-year-old man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a vigilance department official appointed by Rashtrapati Bhavan and threatening the Faridabad chief medical officer (CMO) after barging into his office at Badshah Khan Hospital, police said on Thursday.
The suspect barged in, introduced himself as a vigilance officer, and threatened to get Ahuja removed from his job, claiming he had come to investigate the alleged NHM ambulances scam. Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said police teams had reached the hospital and arrested Singh before taking him to the NIT-3 police post.
Investigators said Ahuja grew suspicious of the man’s identity and style of quizzing, suspecting that he was impersonating an official to intimidate hospital staff and possibly extort money. He immediately also called the police control room, they said. Police said the incident took place on Wednesday when CMO Dr Jayant Ahuja was in his chamber.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that his claimed official identity was fake. Further investigation was going on in the case,” he added.
