‘Catch Me If You Can’: Police arrest UP man posing as Singapore Airlines pilot from Delhi IGI airport

In an incident straight out of Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can,' a 24-year-old man has been arrested for posing as a Singapore Airlines pilot.

On Thursday (Apr 25), paramilitary forces at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi nabbed Sangeet Singh, aUPresident. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) spotted Singh strolling near the airport skywalk dressed in a pilot's uniform and carryinga fake identity card.

The man who claimed to be a Singapore Airlines pilot as per media reports had even misled his family into believing that he was a commercial pilot.

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However, authorities determined that his credentials were anything but real.

Fabricated ID and duplicate uniform

As per Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Usha Rangnani, Sangeet Singh had fabricated the Singapore Airlines ID card. The uniform he was wearing was apparently purchased from Dwarka in Delhi.

"He presented himself as a pilot of an airline to CISF personnel. He displayed an ID card hanging from his neck. The staff noticed something wrong and, upon interception, was identified as Sangeet Singh, of Noida," said DGP Rangnani.

"Investigations revealed that he had forged the IDusing some online application and purchased the uniform accessories from Dwarka, New Delhi," added the DCP.

As per the police, Singh had completed a one-year course in Aviation Hospitality from Mumbai in 2020.

The impostor has been arrested, and a case was registered against him, even as authorities continue with further investigation.Reacting to the news of his arrest, Singapore High Commissioner HC Wong on X (formerly Twitter) posted, "UP man caught at IGI Airport posing as Singapore Airlines Pilot. So glad he got caught."

(With inputs from agencies)