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In an interview for a position at Infosys, a man in his 20s, Rapa Sai Prashanth, allegedly had someone impersonate him.
The staff grew suspicious when his voice didn’t match the one from the interview.
In an incident reminiscent of the Tamil film Dragon, a young software engineer from Telangana, Rapa Sai Prashanth, used impersonation to secure a job at Infosys but was caught just 15 days into his tenure. According to a Times of India (ToI) report, Prashanth had someone pose as him during a virtual interview for a position at Infosys. After applying through a job portal, his documents were reviewed by Shiva Prakash, a manager at the hiring company Sampradaa Software Technologies, who then forwarded them to Infosys.
Prashanth received an offer letter from Infosys on January 20, 2025, following the interview and subsequently joined the company. However, his colleagues quickly grew suspicious as his voice didn’t match the one from the interview, and he struggled with basic communication despite having a solid intellectual background. While Prashanth had been fluent in English during his interview, his performance on the job raised doubts, leading to his eventual discovery.
An internal probe was prompted by this discrepancy, a senior police official informed ToI. It was evident to the Human Resources (HR) department that someone else had gone on Prashanth’s behalf when they matched screenshots from the virtual interview with his real images.
“Prashanth is from Telangana. After he was sacked from work, he went to Hyderabad. However, he insists that he be paid for his 15 days of work. We’re trying to nab him,” a senior police officer told the Times of India.
After his termination, Prashanth went back to Hyderabad. Apparently, he is requesting compensation for the 15 days he worked in spite of the deception. A case has been filed against him by the police under Sections 318 (cheating) and 319 (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act.
Similar incidents have occurred in recent years. In 2017, two men were detained in Gurugram for pretending to be candidates in a primary teacher recruitment exam.
In addition, during the Uttarakhand Ayurveda Pre-Medical Test in 2016, police caught 12 impersonators just a year earlier. The Crime Branch uncovered a sophisticated cheating scheme in 2012 during the AIIMS postgraduate entrance exams, in which applicants received their answers over Bluetooth devices and question papers were scanned using cutting-edge cell phones.
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