Bhubaneswar: The police in the Odisha capital here today arrested a person on charges of duping people by posing as an IAS officer.

The accused has been identified as Barada Sudheer of Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

Sudhreer allegedly purchased a pair of luxury sunglasses from optical store near Rupali Square on Friday. But he refused to pay the money by identifying himself as an IAS officer, posted as a Sub-Collector.

On being informed by the employees of the shop, a team of the Saheed Nagar Police reached the spot and detained the accused for questioning.

The cops later arrested the accused after registering a cheating case against him.

According to police, the accused had earlier duped several others by identifying himself as a bureaucrat. “The accused had been booked in several cases of cheating in the past. He had been arrested and sent to jail. But, he indulged in similar crimes after he was released on bails,” said the police.