Chennai man arrested for posing as police officer

DINDIGUL: We may all envy seeing important dignitaries, especially uniformed officers, riding in big cars installed with red and blue beacons. The siren sounds would make heads turn and other road users to pave way for such cars.

But a 40-year-old man from Chennai took this simple wish to the next level by masquerading as a police officer and riding in a siren installed car. He landed in trouble when the Pattiveeranpatti police caught him near Batlagundu on Sunday evening.

According to police sources, the man was identified as one C Vijayan of Kolathur in Chennai. Based on a tip-off that an unidentified man was roaming in a siren fixed car in a suspicious manner, Pattiveeranpatti police laid a trap for him at the toll gate near Batlagundu. The car, which had a beacon and a sign saying ‘Police’, was coming towards Dindigul from Theni. When it neared the toll gate, the police team intercepted the car and questioned Vijayan. The latter introduced himself as an Assistant Commissioner of Police from Chennai and had tried to intimidate the policemen, sources said. He was also carrying an ID and a handgun to corroborate his story, they added.