Overview

• Mona Bugalia, using the alias Mooli Devi, was taken into custody in Sikar this week after posing as a sub-inspector trainee at the Rajasthan Police Academy for nearly two years.
• Officers recovered ₹7 lakh in cash, three police uniforms, academy exam papers and multiple forged identity documents from a rented room linked to her.
• An internal Rajasthan Police probe has been launched to uncover how she bypassed entry checks—reportedly using a gate reserved for officers’ families—and who may have assisted her.
• Bugalia infiltrated the academy by joining a recruits’ WhatsApp group and claiming a sports-quota berth under her fabricated background.
• The case has highlighted critical verification failures in police admissions and prompted a review of academy procedures and background checks.