MEERUT, May 28 -- A man impersonating a police sub-inspector was arrested in Bareilly on Tuesday for allegedly duping multiple people in a fake visa scam worth over Rs.20 lakh. Identified as Jitendra Singh Khaira, a resident of Bhagwanpur Phulwa village in Bareilly, the accused posed as a sub-inspector to gain victims' trust and ran an elaborate fraud operation involving fake visas and forged documents, police said on Wednesday.

Khaira was intercepted during a routine police check while driving an SUV equipped with a siren and a beacon light, typically used by police officials. Suspicious of his appearance and vehicle, police questioned him and searched his mobile phone, which led to the discovery of documents linked to the scam.

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