A 52 12 months old man yesterday was apprehended by Highway Police for impersonating a deputy warden and conning the family members of cops implicated in a case. The suspect concerned in the police impersonation fraud had been sought under a Nakhon Pathom Provincial Court warrant dated September 25.
The man, named Kittimatee, was taken into custody in front of a dormitory in the Pa Tan Subdistrict, Mueang District, Lopburi Province.
The fraud stemmed from the case involving Praween Chanklai, also identified as Nok, who shot and killed Police Lance Corporal Siwakorn Sai Bua, also referred to as Sao Wat Bang, throughout a personal get together on the night time of September 6.
This case led to the arrest of six cops who allegedly aided Nok. Currently, all six suspects are detained at a particular prison in Bangkok.
On September 21, relations of the six law enforcement officials filed complaints via Nakhon Pathom Province and the media. Effortless claimed that someone impersonating a deputy warden from Nakhon Pathom Provincial Prison contacted them, demanding 7,000 baht from each relative, under the pretence of initial prison charges, food, clothes, and private objects inside the prison.
The relations, deceived by the ruse, transferred a total of forty two,000 baht before realising that they had been duped.
One of the defrauded relatives reported the incident to the inquiry officer at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Police Station to deliver the culprit to justice.
“I wasn’t assigned to Nakhon Pathom Provincial Prison in any respect, and the contact quantity for the fraudster couldn’t be reached anymore.”
On investigating, it was discovered that the fraudster claiming to be the deputy warden was Kittimatee.
Police obtained proof, sought courtroom approval for an arrest warrant, and eventually apprehended the suspect in Lopburi Province. The suspect’s history revealed more than 30 instances of property-related offences, including fraud, impersonation, and theft, primarily within the central region, since 2007.
Following his arrest, Kittimatee was handed over to the inquiry officer at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Police Station for further authorized proceedings. The suspect initially confessed to all the costs.
Earlier yesterday, a fifty one 12 months old lady named Tassanai, who was wished under the same Nakhon Pathom Provincial Court warrant, was arrested. Tassanai owned the checking account into which the police officers’ relations had transferred cash, whereas Kittimatee was the one who called the relations and tricked them into transferring the money.
The Highway Police and the Provincial Police Region 7 are nonetheless increasing the investigation as they consider there may be more folks involved within the police impersonation fraud case, reported KhaoSod.
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