Karnataka: Nursing student from Kerala arrested for conning people as police officer from Mangaluru

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A 25-year-old nursing student from Kerala was apprehended by Karnataka Police for attempting to deceive others by impersonating a police officer.

The accused identified as Benedict Sabu is a resident of Kerala and was studying at a nursing course in a college in Mangaluru, the police officials said on Sunday.

During the operation, authorities seized 380 ID cards that falsely portrayed the bearer as a Kerala 'RAW' officer and an Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department staff.

Additionally, a set of PSI uniform, police shoes, logo, medal, belt, cap, 1 laptop, and 2 mobile phone sets were confiscated from the accused, Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru Kuldeep Kumar Jain said.

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