By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
A day after the operation Kalnemi was launched by the Uttarakhand government, the police in Dehradun on Friday detained 25 people including a Bangladeshi who allegedly duped people masquerading as sadhus.
Under the operation Kalnemi launched by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the police formed several teams and conducted searches at various places, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun Ajai Singh said.
A Bangladeshi was detained in Sahaspur area where he was living like a sadhu. During further investigations it was revealed that his real name was Rakam and came from Tangail district near Dhaka in Bangladesh. It was found that Rakam had reached Dehradun 6-7 months ago and was trying to cheat people by posing as sadhu.
Singh said that 24 more people were also detained from other places in Dehradun district who were also duping people by posing as sadhus. Further investigations are on, he said.
The SSP said complaints were being received about imposters who without any religious knowledge were duping people, especially women and the elderly people. They used to scare and put immoral pressure on the gullible people.
Singh said that these imposters become active during the Char Dham and Kanwar Yatras in the state.
Kalnemi was a demon in the epic Ramayana who was sent by Ravana to stop Lord Hanuman to bring Sanjiwani for the injured Laxman. In the ensuing fight, Kalnemi, who was impersonating as sadhu, was killed by Lord Hanuman after his true identity was revealed