A woman accused of posing as an IAS officer at the country's premier training institute for civil service officers, on Thursday said a top official issued her a fake identity card to facilitate her stay at the Mussoorie-based academy, according to media reports.

The woman, identified as Ruby Choudhury, stayed at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie for six months before her cover was blown on Wednesday.

Chowdhury said, "If I am at fault, send me to jail. Yes, I did make a mistake, but catch the Academy guys too  I was offered Rs 5 crore to keep my mouth shut. I refused. I believe it is a question of my reputation now. I was also assured a job but they gave me nothing and instead framed me."

In an interview to CNN-IBN, she said the academy's deputy director Saurabh Jain issued her the fake ID of a sub-divisional magistrate from the Administrative Training Academy in Nainital, also in Uttarakhand.

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