Man in Thailand rents police outfit to surprise girlfriend during graduation, gets charged with impersonation

In a bizarre twist of events, a man in Thailand who donned a police outfit to surprise his girlfriend during her graduation ceremony ended up being charged with impersonating an officer.

The man, a 30-year-old teacher, had hoped to make his girlfriend’s special day even more memorable, but found himself at the centre of a legal drama after renting a police colonel’s uniform for the occasion.

The incident occurred on 6 Nov, when the vendor who rented out the outfit filed a police report after a payment issue.

According to Khaosod, the man had paid for the uniform via a bank app, but the payment never went through, leaving the vendor with a payment of ฿12,000 (S$486) missing.

This was reportedly equivalent to her entire monthly salary.

Failed transaction leads to police report

The vendor explained that the man arrived at the store around 3pm, eager to rent the police uniform. He told her that he needed it quickly to surprise his girlfriend at her graduation.

After the outfit was ready, he changed into it and left the store. It was only later that the vendor realised the payment had failed, prompting her to file a police report.

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