{
  "id": 8923851,
  "title": "GBA employees’ association seeks probe into man posing as IAS officer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/gba-employees-association-seeks-probe-into-man-posing-as-ias-officer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:04:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/gba-employees-association-seeks-probe-into-man-posing-as-ias-officer/article71491462.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Greater Bengaluru Authority Corporations Officers and Employees Welfare Association has filed a complaint with the Bengaluru city Police Commissioner, seeking legal action against an unidentified individual who allegedly impersonated a Joint Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) and misused the name of a Minister. The impersonator allegedly called officers and employees of the civic bodies, claiming to be \"Shivaprakash, IAS, Joint Secretary, DPAR\" and threatening them with fake inquiries. The association has urged the Police Commissioner to identify the person using the mobile number and initiate appropriate legal action for alleged impersonation, cheating, and misuse of the names of senior government officials.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}