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UP News: A man breached the security and entered the Roorkee Military Cantonment in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Thursday. He was found roaming around in uniform at the military cantonment. However, the fake Army personnel was arrested later.

A joint team of Army intelligence, Roorkee Police, Roorkee Criminal Intelligence Unit, and Roorkee Local Intelligence Unit arrested him near the MES gate in the military cantonment after noticing his suspicious movement.

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Who Is The Fake Soldier?

According to the investigating team, the arrested man was identified as Surendra Kumar, a resident of the Kolsiya village under the jurisdiction of the Nawalgarh police station in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district.

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Fake Joining Letter, 18 Bank Debit Cards Recovered

"A joint operation by Army intelligence, local intelligence agencies and the police launched an investigation into the matter. 18 bank debit cards, an Army uniform, a nameplate, a fake Army identity card, and a fake joining letter were recovered from the possession of the fake Army personnel," police said.

However, the motive of breaching highly sensitive security is yet to be ascertained. Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramod Dobhal said police and intelligence agencies are investigating the motive behind his visit to the military complex.

Dobhal said that after finding the activities of the accused in the Roorkee Military Cantonment complex suspicious, the Army intelligence informed the Roorkee Police, after which the police arrested him. He confirmed that Kumar was not a member of the Army, saying the intelligence agencies and police are now investigating whether the accused had any larger plan.

(With PTI inputs)