Assistant Professor Arrested for Impersonating Delhi Lieutenant Governor

New Delhi: An assistant professor at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) named Rohit Singh was arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly impersonating Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena. Police investigation revealed that the arrested man had made calls on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor in September 2022.

Rohit Singh was arrested when he arrived from Britain at the IGI Airport in Delhi.

The arrested professor had made two calls to the Vice Chancellor of the IP University over the landline phone impersonating the L-G of Delhi. On the first try, the erring professor got his leave sanctioned. On September 30, 2022, he again made a call in the name of the Lieutenant Governor and tried to get his sister appointed as faculty in the English Department of the GGSIPU.

Getting suspicious the VC reported the matter to the police. An investigation led to the arrest of Rohit Singh. He was produced before a local court, which sent him to judicial custody.

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has also cautioned all officials to check with his secretariat in case of any such calls/messages received by them.