A US citizen of Indian-origin has been arrested for allegedly posing as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s principal secretary before the divisional commissioner of Gurgaon.
Police said that the accused, Atul Kalsi, came to divisional commissioner, D Suresh’s camp office in Civil Lines area on Tuesday.
“His activities appeared to be suspicious. The official cross-checked with the PMO about his credentials and it appeared to be false. Subsequently, Kalsi was apprehended by security staff,” Ravinder Kumar, Gurgaon Police’s public relations officer, said.
Kalsi is an American citizen of Indian origin. He also owns a Gurgaon voter ID card, which is being investigated.
He was brought before the Gurgaon civil court which sent him to 14 days in judicial custody.
D Suresh, divisional commissioner, told news agency PTI that the Prime Minister’s Office was informed about the incident.
