India, June 13 -- A shocking case of impersonation has emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur where a 21-year-old man went around the town in military uniform, claiming to be a Brigadier. He was detained by the Army personnel on Friday following a sting operation at the Shaheed Museum in Shahjahanpur Cantonment.

The accused has been identified as Aryan Verma who was under the army radar for nearly two months after they received inputs about him being frequently seen wearing the ceremonial dress of a Brigadier and projecting himself as a high-ranking officer.

Verma had a carefully detailed plan to complete the impersonation as he hired two bouncers and went around introducing them as National Security Guard (NSG) commandos, HT reporte...