UP man arrested for posing as Singapore Airlines pilot at Delhi airport

A 24-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar has been arrested for posing as a Singapore Airlines pilot, officials said, adding that the accused, Sangeet Singh, was caught at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday.

Singh was spotted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) – the central force guards installations including the



country's busiest airport – strolling near the airport's Metro Skywalk area; the impersonator was wearing a pilot's uniform and sporting a Singapore Airlines ID card around his neck.

“Singh forged the ID using Business Card Maker, an online app. He purchased the uniform from and accessories from Pilot 18, Sector 9, Dwarka,” PTI quoted a police officer as saying.