India, May 19 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for impersonating an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and allegedly duping people, police said.

The accused has been identified as Gaurav Kumar Dineshkumar, a resident of Varadvinayak Apartment in Kharadi. Originally from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, Dineshkumar was apprehended on Sunday night in the Kharadi area following a tip-off.

According to police, a search at his residence led to the seizure of items associated with the Indian Air Force, including two IAF t-shirts, a pair of combat pants, combat boots, two IAF badges, and the upper portion of a tracksuit resembling IAF uniform.

"The accused was working at a hotel in Pune. He used to post photos of himself in an Air Force uniform...