The CBI has registered a case against one Ankit Kumar Singh for allegedly impersonating a secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) handling the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency and seeking favours from senior government officials.
The federal agency acted on a complaint from Assistant Director in PMO Anil Kumar Sharma, officials said.
The case has been handed over to the CBI's Special Crime unit, headed by Joint Director Viplav Kumar Choudhry, who was awarded the President Police Medal for distinguished service on Republic Day, they added.
In its complaint, Mr Sharma has accused Mr Singh of claiming himself to be Dinesh Rao, a 1997-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre, and posted as a secretary in the PMO who looks after Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.
"His mobile number is XXXXXXX098 and he is learnt to have contacted Prabhu Narayan Singh, District Magistrate, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, seeking favours for 'his constituency'. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of impersonation as a PMO official since no official by this name is posted in this office," Mr Sharma said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
NDTV In Ukraine: Odessa Resilient Despite Russian Attacks
UK PM's Office Apologises After Outrage Over Non-Veg Food At Diwali Party 2 Climb Mobile Tower In Jaipur, Demand CBI Probe Into 10-Year-Old's Murder Conman Who Pretended To Be Official From PM's Office Charged By Probe Agency Russia's Firing Of ICBM On Ukraine Is Weapon's 1st Combat Use In History Meet 69-Year-Old St Stephen's Alumnus Who Posed As Ex IPS To Con Officials AAP "Fishing In Congress' Waters" As Arvind Kejriwal Plots Re-Election Bid Reddit Faces Outage For Second Time In A Day, Services Slowly Restoring US 'Fundamentally Rejects' World Court Warrant For Israel PM: White House 2 More Exit Polls Predict Landslide For NDA In Maharashtra Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.