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Fake Secretariat Officer arrested in Bhubaneswar; accused of blackmail, fraud, and dodging Rs 1.5 lakh car rental bill

Police officials arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a senior government official and cheating people by posing as a ‘Secretariat Inquiry Officer’. The accused, identified as Ashish Kumar Samal, allegedly used a fake identity to exto
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The impersonation scam affects unsuspecting individuals who trusted the fake officer, causing them financial loss and emotional distress, requiring police action to rectify.