Overview

• Prathamesh Yewale, 23, allegedly adopted the persona of an Indian Administrative Service officer to gain favor with a female friend and her relatives in Guhagar town.
• He was apprehended on Tuesday following a tip-off to authorities about a suspected fake bureaucrat roaming the coastal district.
• Officers recovered a counterfeit IAS ID card that falsely linked Yewale to Satara district in western Maharashtra.
• Yewale admitted to police that he impersonated an IAS official because he was unemployed and wanted to bolster his social status.
• Impersonation charges have been filed and Yewale has been served a court notice as the probe into the deception continues.