The Bihar Police have apprehended Manish Gupta in Khagaria for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer and falsely claiming links to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, leading to the recovery of a Tesla car and other luxury items.
Key Points
- Manish Gupta was arrested in Khagaria, Bihar, for impersonating an IAS officer and falsely claiming connections to NSA Ajit Doval.
- Police seized a Tesla car, an SUV, over 31 litres of imported liquor, multiple iPhones, credit cards, and other luxury items from his residence.
- Gupta allegedly operated fraudulent schemes across Bihar, presenting fake ID cards and CVC credentials.
- The investigation will delve into the source of his assets, suspected to be acquired through fraud and deception, with assistance from Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit.
- Possession of barasingha horns, also recovered, constitutes an offence under the Wildlife Protection Act.
A man posing as an IAS officer and claiming to have links with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was arrested in Bihar's Khagaria district, police said on Monday. Police recovered a Tesla car, an SUV, over 31 litres of imported liquor, and other luxury items from his residence, officials said.
Details Of The Impersonation And Arrest
The accused, identified as Manish Gupta, a resident of Jamalpur within Gogri police station area, had allegedly been posing as a senior government official and running fraudulent operations in different parts of Bihar, Khagaria SP Bhanu Pratap Singh told reporters. Acting on a tip-off, police raided Gupta's premises and arrested him on Sunday, Singh said.
"During interrogation, Gupta showed a card of the Central Vigilance Commission and claimed that he worked as an undercover agent under National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He also showed an identity card mentioning him to be an IAS officer. Preliminary investigation showed that all these claims were fake," the SP added.
Luxury Seizures And Ongoing Investigation
Police recovered over 31 litres of imported foreign liquor, large quantities of beer, a Tesla car with the FSD feature bearing a 'Government of India' board, a Tata Safari, five iPhones, 20 credit cards, eight debit cards, four cheque-books and other articles from his residence.
"The Tesla car with full self-driving technology feature is a rarity in India. We also recovered two horns of a barasingha (swamp deer), possession of which is punishable under the Wildlife Protection Act," Singh said.
Police are examining Gupta's assets and properties with the assistance of specialised agencies, including the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police, the SP said. "The assets he acquired were through fraud, deception, or corruption," Singh said. A large-scale investigation would be conducted into the alleged fraud, impersonation and the source of Gupta's assets, he said.
