Mumbai, Jun 4 (PTI) In a bid to impress his female friend and her family members, a 23-year-old jobless man allegedly posed as an IAS officer and roamed in Guhagar town with swagger of a bureaucrat until he was exposed by police, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Prathamesh Yewale, was apprehended on Tuesday from the coastal town in Ratnagiri district.

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The deception was exposed after police received a tip-off about the fake IAS officer.

Yewale revealed to police that he was jobless and impersonated an IAS officer to impress his female friend, an official said.

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Police recovered a fake identity card from Yewale, who is a resident of Satara district in western Maharashtra.

He was booked on the charges of impersonation and was served a notice asking him to appear in court, the official added.

Further investigation is underway, he said.

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