Noida Police have busted a pretend police station and arrested six males for allegedly impersonating as authorities officers and extorting cash utilizing pretend paperwork and IDs, reported Hindustan Occasions.
In line with police, the gang posed as public servants, collected donations by way of their web site www.intlpcrib.in, and displayed varied nationwide and worldwide certificates on-line to seem legit.
The gang was operating a bogus workplace within the identify of the Worldwide Police & Crime Investigation Bureau in Noida’s Part 3 space. Its members posed as public servants, collected donations by way of their web site www.intlpcrib.in, stated the HT report citing the police.
The fraudsters allegedly used pretend id playing cards and police-style insignia to create an air of legitimacy. Additionally they showcased a number of nationwide and worldwide certificates on their web site to seem genuine.
Throughout the operation, the police discovered a big cache of solid IDs, official-looking paperwork, passbooks, and cheque books from the pretend workplace.
DCP Shakti Mohan Avasthy stated the accused claimed to be a part of an “international-level investigation company” and contacted folks beneath the pretext of verification or inquiries, in line with the HT report.
“Preliminary investigation has revealed they possessed counterfeit stamps, letterheads, and replicas of varied authorities emblems,” Avasthy added.
In July, Uttar Pradesh Police had arrested a person accused of operating a pretend embassy from a rented home in Ghaziabad and duping job seekers out of cash with guarantees of abroad employment.
The accused, 47-year-old Harsh Vardhan Jain, was working an “unlawful West Arctic embassy by renting a home” in Ghaziabad, police had stated.
In line with the police, Jain claimed to be the ambassador of fictional nations “like West Arctica, Saborga, Poulvia, Lodonia”.
He allegedly used autos with pretend diplomatic plates and shared doctored pictures of himself with Indian leaders to bolster his claims.
“His primary actions concerned appearing as a dealer to safe work in international nations for firms and personal people, in addition to working a hawala (cash switch) racket by shell firms,” the police stated in a press release following his arrest.
