India, Aug. 13 -- Lakhpat Singh Negi, 36, was living the social life of a cop, gathering respect and some money, for two years before his charade went bust this week. And it happened rather tamely: when he was just sitting in his car and some real cops asked him some questions.

Negi was arrested for pretending to be a Delhi Police sub-inspector, officials said on Wednesday.

The patrolling staff of Maurya Enclave police station noticed Negi, a resident of Rohini, sitting inside a car in a suspicious manner in Pitampura, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), northwest, Bhisham Singh told PTI.

Questioned by the patrol team, Negi avoided disclosing his identity, and then told them he was a sub-inspector posted at the cyber police station in...