Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Chhattisgarh IPS officer Rahul Bansal faces bribery charge
A police officer in India is accused of taking a big bribe to stop investigating a large online cheating scheme.
People were tricked into losing money through fake trading websites.
The scheme was so big that police say it involved many states and even other countries.
Police found 38 fake websites that about 19,340 people used.
Very large amounts of money moved through these websites, often turned into cryptocurrency or sent to other countries.
The police officer, Rahul Bansal, says he did nothing wrong and trusts the court to decide the truth.
The top police boss of Chhattisgarh gave a report to the court about the accusations.
Some suspected leaders of the scheme have run away, and the court and police are still working on the case.
Chhattisgarh DGP Arun Dev Gautam submitted a report to a Delhi CBI court over allegations that IPS officer Rahul Bansal and two others took a bribe to cover up a cyber fraud.
Bansal denied the allegations as "baseless" and said he has complete faith in the judicial process.
The case began with a Rs 21.15 lakh fraud reported at Ambikapur Cyber Police Station, involving 84 transactions through two fake trading platforms.
Investigators uncovered an alleged multi-state, internationally operated cyber-fraud network using 38 fake trading portals serving 19,340 users, with cryptocurrency-linked transactions exceeding Rs 1,880 crore in four months.
A bribe of Rs 1.5 crore was allegedly demanded and Rs 1 crore allegedly paid, with 23 people arrested across eight states and two key suspects absconding.
- Who
- IPS officer Rahul Bansal, Chhattisgarh DGP Arun Dev Gautam, Sarguja Range IG Deepak Kumar Jha, and a CBI court in Delhi.
- What
- Allegations that Bansal and two others accepted a bribe to stop a cyber fraud investigation, linked to a large multi-state, internationally operated 'dabba trading' and fintech money-laundering network.
- When
- The Rs 21.15 lakh fraud was reported last year; the CBI court issued an order on July 1, and the DGP's report was recently submitted.
- Where
- Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh; hearings in a Delhi CBI court; the network spanned eight Indian states and international locations including Dubai.
- Why
- The complainant alleged Bansal demanded Rs 1.5 crore (with Rs 1 crore allegedly paid) to stop the investigation, and the probe exposed a large cyber-fraud syndicate.
Complainant and investigators
Accused IPS officer Rahul Bansal
Bribery allegations
Complainant and investigators
The complainant and investigators allege Bansal, through two other policemen, demanded Rs 1.5 crore to stop the investigation, with Rs 1 crore allegedly paid.
Accused IPS officer Rahul Bansal
Bansal denies any wrongdoing, calling the allegations "baseless" and saying he has complete faith in the judicial process and the law.
- Alleged bribe demand
- Rs 1.5 crore; Rs 1 crore allegedly paid
- Original fraud amount
- Rs 21.15 lakh in 84 transactions via two fake trading platforms
- Fake trading portals
- 38 portals serving 19,340 users
- Cryptocurrency-linked transactions
- Exceeding Rs 1,880 crore in four months across two analyzed platforms
- Laundering flows recorded
- Rs 601.90 crore in less than two months in an investigation-linked ledger
- Gateway collections (October 2025)
- Over Rs 275.41 crore
- Arrests
- 23 people across eight states
- Absconding key suspects
- Anshul Ginotra (Haryana) and Garvit Jain (Delhi); non-bailable warrants issued