India, March 18 -- A 28-year-old Agra-based man was arrested on Monday for allegedly creating a fake website of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and inviting applications for the post of assistant commandant (serviceman) in March 2024, police said.

Police identified the suspect as Gaurav Singh, a resident of Kiraoli, Agra. A probe found that the unemployed BSc graduate, who failed two attempts at the ICG exam, apparently pursued a Course on Computer Concepts and created a fake website, officers said.

On March 12, 2024, commandant T Ngamlien, posted as joint director of recruitment in the ICG, filed a complaint at the Sector 58 police station alleging that ICG was alerted from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) that a fake...