A woman, who allegedly posed as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer to marry a man and later demanded Rs 40 lakh from him, has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district.

According to the complaint Abhishek Singh, Sadhana and her family allegedly deceived Abhishek by projecting her as an IAS officer through fake photographs and videos uploaded on social media.

Believing her claims, Abishekh married her.

The complainant alleged that after the marriage, Sadhana’s behaviour changed and she allegedly attempted to strangulate him, threatened him and his family with dire consequences, and demanded Rs 40 lakh as extortion.

Sadhana was arrested after a search operation.

During interrogation, she allegedly admitted to uploading fake photographs and videos on Facebook portraying herself as an IAS officer to gain the confidence of Abhishek and his family.

Sadhana told police that she is a BSc graduate preparing for government job examinations, while her father is a farmer. She also admitted that she had assaulted her husband during a domestic dispute.