Surat, August 30: Police have arrested a private tutor who allegedly posed as a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and gave interviews to the media in Surat claiming he designed the lander module for the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, officials said. The accused, Mitul Trivedi, who is in his late 30s, impersonated as an ISRO scientist to draw more students to his tuition classes in Gujarat's Surat city, they said.

He was arrested here on Tuesday, the officials said. A complaint was lodged against Trivedi after he was seen giving interviews to the local media since the Vikram lander successfully made a soft touch down on the lunar surface on August 23, claiming to have designed the module of Chandrayaan-3, an official said.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Fake ISRO Scientist Nabbed: Man in Surat Pretends to Be ISRO Scientist to Get More Students in His Tuition Class, Arrested by Crime Branch (Watch Videos).

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Fake ISRO Scientist Nabbed

He even produced a fake letter about being the 슬롯사이트œspace research member슬롯사이트� for ISRO's next project called 슬롯사이트œmercury force in space슬롯사이트�, it said. He spread fake messages regarding the ISRO despite not having contributed to the ambitious project, thereby harming the reputation of the Bengaluru-headquartered institution, the statement read.

The Surat city crime branch lodged an FIR (first information report) against the accused under Indian Penal Code sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 465 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using forged document as genuine), it stated.

Additional Commissioner of Police Sharad Singhal said Trivedi is a private tutor, who posed as an ISRO scientist before the media to attract more students to his tuition classes.

"We contacted the ISRO which said that prima facie the letter shown by the accused was not issued by it. The space agency will send a detailed reply to us soon," he said.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Gujarat Man Poses as NIA Secret Agent to Impress Wife, Caught While Entering Agency's Office in Ahmedabad.

Asked why Trivedi posed as a scientist, Singhal said the accused runs tuition classes and making such a claim would have helped him attract more students. "He claimed to possess BCom and MCom degrees," the police officer said.