Archive · 1 Jun 2025
Delhi Police Nab 77-Year-Old for Posing as Army Colonel
Imagine an old man pretending to be a high-ranking officer in the army to trick people.
This man, named Sitaram Gupta, was actually a fraudster.
He pretended to be a Colonel to swindle money from people.
He promised things like houses and shops but took their money and gave them fake receipts.
He had been hiding for a long time after getting in trouble before.
The police finally caught him in an old folks' home.
This isn't the first time he's been in trouble for pretending to be someone he's not.
A 77-year-old man was arrested for impersonating an Army Colonel.
The accused, Sitaram Gupta, had been on the run for over a decade after jumping bail.
Gupta allegedly took ₹56,000 from a bank employee for a fake housing offer.
He was found hiding in an old-age home in Punjab and changed his identity.
Gupta had prior convictions in fake Army job offer cases.
- Who
- Sitaram Gupta alias Sitaram Singla, a 77-year-old man.
- What
- A 77-year-old man was arrested for posing as an Army Colonel and running various frauds.
- When
- The fraud occurred over a decade; the arrest happened on May 31.
- Where
- He was arrested in Patiala, Punjab, after being traced from an old-age home; the initial crime occurred in Vivek Vihar, Delhi.
- Why
- To defraud people for financial gain by posing as an Army Colonel.
- Accused Name
- Sitaram Gupta alias Sitaram Singla
- Age
- 77
- Charges
- Impersonating an Army Colonel, Cheating
- Location of Arrest
- Patiala, Punjab
- Previous Crime Location
- Vivek Vihar, Delhi
- Amount Allegedly Swindled
- ₹56,000