Posing as PA to Priyanka Gandhi, man seeks donation from Ludhiana and UP residents; held

The accused, who was identified as Vijay Tiwari, 37, of Gopal Nagar, Ludhiana, claimed to be the leader of National Student Union of India (NSUI)

A fraudster posing as the personal assistant (PA) of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra duped people from Ludhiana and Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of distributing ration among the migrant labourers and sending them to their native places.

The accused used to send messages to people in Ludhiana and Uttar Pradesh, claiming that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had appointed him in Ludhiana to ensure the collection of supply of ration for the migrant labourers. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The accused, identified as Vijay Tiwari, 37, of Gopal Nagar, Ludhiana, claimed to be the leader of National Student Union of India (NSUI).

After the Congress high command got to know about his activities, they traced him. The high command ordered the local NSUI members to look into the matter and lodge a first incident report (FIR) against him. Following the complaint of Avtish Kumar, district president of NSUI,the Division Number 3 police arrested him.

Kumar said, “The accused used to send messages to donors in Ludhiana and Uttar Pradesh, claiming that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had appointed him in Ludhiana to ensure the collection of supply of ration for the migrant labourers. He also duped people on the pretext of making arrangements to send the migrants back to their native places.”

He said, “I received information about the accused from the high command. After verifying his details, I approached police commissioner Rakesh Agrawal. Following the orders of the police chief, police lodge a case against him.”

“The accused has no connection to the Congress party,” he added.

Inspector Satish Kumar, station house officer (SHO) at Division number 3 police station said, “The accused has been arrested and will be produced before the court on Sunday.”

A case under Sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused. “More sections could be added in the FIR after investigation,” added the SHO.