Lucknow Police File Case Against Man Posing as IAS Officer, Threatening Woman if She Refuses to Marry Him

Lucknow police booked a man from Lucknow for allegedly posing as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and threatening to kill an LLB student if she did not marry him. The case was filed against Deepak Kumar at the Chinhat police station on November 30 based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother.

Fake Identity and Threats

According to the complaint, Kumar first contacted the victim in 2020 through WhatsApp, claiming to be from Bihar’s East Champaran district and sending his Aadhar details. He allegedly told her that he had completed his BTech from Haryana and was selected as an IAS officer, undergoing training in Delhi. However, the victim later discovered that Kumar actually worked in a private company in Delhi, specializing in computer-related work.

The complainant alleged that Kumar had already cheated two to three other girls and a case was ongoing against him. He had been hacking mobile phones of girls and pressuring them to marry him. Kumar had been sending abusive and threatening messages to the relatives of the complainant in order to exert pressure for marriage.

Threats of Violence and Kidnapping

The victim’s mother alleged that Kumar was attempting to kidnap her daughter and forcibly marry her in greed of her property. She claimed that Kumar had made multiple threats, including that he would pour petrol or acid on the woman and burn her alive if she refused to marry him. He also allegedly threatened to kidnap the complainant and decapitate her.

The case has been registered under sections 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita and IT (Amendment) Act against Kumar, who is yet to be arrested, police said.