I rather admire Karra Udaya Bhaskar’s dare and gumption

what a facile way he duped the staff of Central Station

deciding he won’t for food or stay, scrounge

but savour all the comforts of VIP lounge

alas, his luck finally ran out at Katpadi Junction 

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A 56-year-old man from Hyderabad, posing as a relative of the Railway board chairman, took the staff at the Chennai Central railway station for a ride on Thursday night demanding VIP treatment after his train got delayed.

After a night’s stay in the VIP lounge and a sumptuous dinner sponsored by the railway staff, the impostor might have gotten away, had he not thrown tantrums the next morning, creating a ruckus, demanding breakfast before boarding his train to Coimbatore.

The irate railway staff who filed a complaint with higher authorities led to the officials checking his credentials and learning that he was not who he claimed to be.

According to GRP (Government railway police) officials, the accused, Karra Udaya Bhaskar, created a commotion on July 7 with the platform inspector and station master on duty around 11:30 pm, demanding that the VIP lounge be opened as his train got delayed. “He threatened the officials with dire consequences, claiming to be a relative of the Chairman of Railway board, ” according to the FIR. He also threw around the names of all officials in Southern Railways and claimed to know them well.

When the officials initially denied to heed his demands, he called up the personal secretary of chief commercial maanger railways (CCM) and sang the same tune. Based on the information from commercial control, he was sheltered in the VIP lounge and was also provided dinner.

On Friday around 10 am he boarded the Kochuveli express, but not before creating fuss demanding breakfast and refreshments. The platform inspector on duty, Soviath Anbu refused to accede to his demands and information was passed on to the higher authorities about the man’s behaviour. When railway authorities checked with officials, they learnt that the man was an impostor.

A message was passed on to the police to deboard him from the train and around 12.30 pm, when the train reached Katpadi, he was secured by police and bought back to Chennai in West Coast Express. Investigations revealed that he is into trading of aluminium profiles and had come to Chennai for business purposes.

GRP booked him under various Sections of the IPC. He was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.

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