Overview

• Gauravkumar Dineshkumar, a hotel receptionist in Pune and native of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for impersonating an Indian Air Force officer.
• The accused allegedly used social media to post images in uniform and deceive women under false pretenses.
• Military Intelligence had been monitoring his activities, leading to his arrest and the seizure of items including IAF uniforms, badges, and shoes.
• An FIR was filed under Section 168 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which criminalizes impersonation of armed forces personnel.
• Investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of his fraudulent activities, which follow a similar 2022 arrest in Delhi for the same offense.