Fake Kolkata Municipal Corporation official held in Bhowanipore

KOLKATA: The traders at Jadubabur Bazar got together on Thursday and nabbed a fake KMC officer and handed him over to Bhowanipore police. Cops have identified the accused as Swapan Samaddar. A fake KMC stamp and some civic trade licence application forms have been seized from the accused.
“The accused claimed he worked as an agent to get trade licences renewed in south Kolkata. Over time, he began introducing himself as either a KMC food inspector or a licensing department official. At certain south Kolkata pockets, he even claimed that he had the power to cancel trade licences. He used to ask for money but unusually, he kept asking for a small amount. However, when Samaddar began to bother traders multiple times, the traders decided to counter question him. When Samaddar resurfaced at Jadubabur Bazar on Thursday, he was asked to show his ID card. He failed to do so and the locals called the police,” said an investigating officer.
Cops said the accused had demanded as little as Rs 100 from some traders