Dehradun, December 9
Authorities at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) have handed over a 30-year-old Gentleman Cadet (GC) undergoing training at the academy on “fake identity” to the Dehradun Police.

The GC, identified as Deepak Yadav, had earlier been expelled from the IMA in 2005 on disciplinary grounds. At that time, he was undergoing training under the name of Sanjeev Kumar.

After detecting the fake identity of the GC yesterday, the IMA authorities conducted investigations and handed him over to the Dehradun police today afternoon.

According to the IMA spokesperson, in 2005, Sanjeev, a resident of Fazalpur village, Meerut, came to the IMA after clearing the Service Selection Board (SSB).

But on account of absenteeism, he was expelled from the academy on disciplinary grounds. The IMA spokesperson further said that in July 2008, the same cadet, under the fake identity of Deepak Yadav, again joined the IMA.

The authorities revealed that during the routine interview of the GCs, it came to light that Deepak was undergoing training on a fake identity.

The IMA authorities said the residential address given by Deepak in 2005 and 2008 was the same but the father’s name furnished in the documents was different. “After conducting our internal inquiry, we have handed over the cadet to the police,” said the IMA authorities, while refusing to divulge any other details about the cadet.

The arrest of the GC just a few days before the passing out parade of the IMA has lead to some scare. Though the IMA authorities termed the incident as “no security lapse” but the fact that someone was undergoing training in the IMA under a fake identity for the past four months, the issue assumes importance.

Also under the scanner will be the role of the Meerut police, who had conducted the police verification of the cadet.

Highly placed sources have revealed that now the matter is being investigated by several agencies including the Intelligence Bureau (IB). At the Panditwari police picket, Deepak Yadav accepted that his actual name is Sanjeev Kumar Yadav. He alleged that the IMA authorities had “unjustifiably” expelled him from the academy in 2005.

“After my expulsion, I decided to prove my mettle and adopted a fake identity in order to get back into the IMA”, he said.

He added that Deepak Yadav is his cousin studying in Pune. “I got Deepak’s class X, plus two and graduation certificates and appeared for the SSB. After clearing the SSB, I got into the IMA,” he confessed.

He further said that the father’s name mentioned by him in documents furnished in 2005 is Swarn Singh Yadav and he is a farmer. “The documents, which I furnished this year, mentions S.R. Yadav, an ex-serviceman, as my father. In reality, he is my uncle and is the father of my cousin Deepak Yadav,” he revealed.