KOLKATA: A complaint was lodged at the Hare Street police station after a person posed as the commissioner of Kolkata Police, Soumen Mitra, and called up a few people, seeking “financial help”.
Cops said the calls were made through WhatsApp. The accused took a photograph of CP Mitra from the internent and used it as his WhatsApp profile picture to be convincing. The detective department has launched a probe. “The accused called up a few targets and introduced himself as the commissioner of Kolkata Police,” WhatsApp profile picture. The Anti-Rowdy Section of DD has been assigned to investigate the case,” said joint CP (crime) Murlidhar Sharma. Police said the accused must have thought that people would be scared and pay up if they heard the commissioner’s name.
