Published 00:14 IST, November 6th 2024

Suspended Post Office Employee Detained for Entering Atomic Energy Institute with Fake Identity

The accused, who worked as a postal assistant at the general post office here, was suspended in 2022, additional dy commissioner of police Alok Kumar Sharma.

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Indore: A suspended postal assistant has been detained for allegedly using a false identity to gain access to a high-security facility of Department of Atomic Energy in city. incident occurred at Raja Ramanna Centre for vanced Techlogy (RR-CAT) on Monday, according to police reports.

accused, previously employed at general post office, h been suspended since 2022. He reportedly posed as a director of postal department to enter post office located within RR-CAT premises, claiming he was re to conduct an audit and inspection.

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"Based on a complaint by an official at post office, man has been detained and questioned," stated ditional Deputy Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar Sharma. "All angles will be probed to find out why he entered RR-CAT premises."

A press release from RR-CAT confirmed that individual h presented an identity card issued by postal department to security personnel at main gate. It emphasized that he was permitted to visit only post office, and re was "breach or lapse" in multi-tier security system of institute.

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Furr investigation revealed that police recovered fake identity cards from accused, including one for a "Marcos Commando" of Ministry of Defence and ar identifying him as a "superintendent (investigation) of National Intelligence Bureau, Cyber Security Cell."

detained individual has been booked under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), as authorities continue to explore motives behind his unauthorized entry into secure facility.

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00:14 IST, November 6th 2024