Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Man Posing as IAS Officer Arrested in Lucknow for Fraud
A man named Saurabh Singh was arrested in Lucknow for pretending to be an IAS officer.
Along with accomplices, they created a fake website and trust, resembling a government program called Rashtriya Gramin Saksharta Mission.
They tricked vendors into supplying uniforms for underprivileged children.
The vendors were not paid and were also asked to pay extra fees.
The group defrauded vendors of approximately Rs 2 crore through commission and other fees.
Two accomplices were arrested earlier, and Saurabh Singh was arrested on September 15.
Cases are registered against the group in multiple states.
Saurabh Singh was arrested in Lucknow for impersonating an IAS officer.
The accused created a fake website and trust mimicking a government scheme (RGSM).
They placed ads inviting tenders for school uniforms for underprivileged children.
Vendors were defrauded through unpaid supplies and commission fees.
The group allegedly defrauded vendors of approximately Rs 2 crore.
- Who
- Saurabh Singh and associates
- What
- Impersonating an IAS officer and defrauding vendors
- When
- Saurabh Singh arrested on September 15
- Where
- Lucknow (arrest), Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (investigation)
- Why
- To gain trust and defraud vendors through fake tenders
- Accused
- Saurabh Singh, Karunakar Upadhyay alias Ratnakar, Anita Upadhyaya
- Charges
- Impersonation, fraud, forgery
- Scheme Mimicked
- Rashtriya Gramin Saksharta Mission (RGSM)
- Amount defrauded
- Approximately Rs 2 crore in commission
- Location of Arrest
- Lucknow
- Date of Arrest
- September 15
- Cases registered
- Four in multiple states
