In a sensational case of impersonation and fraud, a man from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police constable and duping dozens of women using multiple fake identities. The accused, identified as Naushad Tyagi, was nabbed by police on July 1 from Charthawal, after being on the run for nearly three years.
Tyagi’s elaborate scheme involved donning a stolen Uttar Pradesh Police Special Operations Group (SOG) uniform and assuming aliases tailored to the religion of each woman he targeted. According to police, he used names like “Rahul” and “Ricky” to lure Hindu women, while using “Naushad” with Muslim women. His modus operandi involved emotionally manipulating women—especially widows and separated individuals—with false promises of marriage, and then extorting money and valuables.
Police revealed that Tyagi, believed to be in his early 30s, has had two wives—one of whom is 23 years older than him—and maintained relationships with over 20 women. He reportedly developed physical relations with at least 10 of them and has been accused of cheating several women out of lakhs of rupees.
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The roots of his criminal behavior trace back to Sambhal, where he lived with a police constable friend. In 2019, during the Lok Sabha elections, the constable left for Madhya Pradesh, leaving behind his uniform. Tyagi seized the opportunity, took the uniform, and relocated to Muzaffarnagar to start impersonating a police officer.
In one of his most recent cons, Tyagi targeted a widow who ran a shop in Muzaffarnagar. Introducing himself as “Rahul Tyagi,” he pretended to fall in love and proposed marriage. Over time, he extracted ₹2.75 lakh in cash and jewellery worth ₹3 lakh from her. When he began avoiding her and backing out of the marriage promise, she grew suspicious and approached the police.
Following her complaint, the police launched an investigation and arrested Tyagi before he could flee the region to scout for new victims. During the arrest, authorities found several objectionable photos and videos of women on his mobile phone, along with fake nameplates used to assume multiple identities.
Police also recovered the stolen police uniform and other items used in his impersonation. Investigators said Tyagi had been exploiting the trust placed in him as a supposed constable, earning money illegally and socializing with actual policemen to bolster his fake identity.
A case has been registered against him under multiple sections related to fraud, impersonation, extortion, and criminal intimidation. Further investigations are underway to trace the full extent of his operations, which reportedly spanned Delhi, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Mathura, Sambhal, Muzaffarnagar, Meghalaya, and Assam.
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