What happened
In a testament to India's obsession with 'Lal Batti' (red beacon) prestige, Rahul Kaushik of Meerut was arrested for successfully posing as a 2008-batch IAS officer. For years, he enjoyed VIP protocol, intimidated locals, and drove luxury cars with beacons, despite his actual qualification being 'dog washer' for a retired official. He proved that in the Indian bureaucracy, looking the part and shouting loudly is 90% of the job description. He was only caught after a drunken ruckus revealed that his 'administrative skills' didn't extend to standing in a straight line.