The trickster was identified as Nitin Jain, police said today.
SSP Harcharan Singh Bhullar said that the alleged swindler ranged him up saying that he was a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge and asked for an escort vehicle.
After providing him the escort vehicle, the police suspected his credential as Jain stayed in a local hotel instead of staying in government accommodation, he said.
When police asked him to prove his identity, Jain showed an identity card issued as Additional District and Session Judge of Ajitgarh, having fake signatures of an Ex- Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court.
When he was further quizzed Jain showed his another letter, showing him to be elevated to a High Court Judge with fake signature of Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice A K Sikri, police claimed.
The police also took his car into their possession and recovered some fake documents.
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Police also questioned his driver. During preliminary interrogations, he disclosed that the car was hired by swindler as taxi 3 to 4 days ago.
SSP said that the swindler was an LLB pass out from Ganganagar.
The city police have registered a case section 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the IPC.