Archive · 7 Jun 2025
Special Prosecutor Rejects Fake Government Office Case Due to Low Pay
A lawyer named Hitesh Gupta was asked to be a special prosecutor in a case about a fake government office.
However, he said no because the money offered for the job wasn't enough.
He wouldn't even be able to cover the cost of traveling to court.
The fake office pretended to be a real one and asked for money for projects.
They had been doing this for a couple of years.
The scam was revealed when a real government official asked for details about some projects and found out about the fake office.
The fake office had stolen money from the government, and Gupta said he wouldn't be able to work as a prosecutor.
Hitesh Gupta declined the special prosecutor role due to inadequate remuneration.
The fake office operated under the guise of "executive engineer, irrigation project division, Bodeli."
The office submitted proposals for development works under government schemes.
Payments totaling Rs 4.15 crore were released based on claims of completed works.
The scam was discovered when the project administrator sought details of irrigation projects.
- Who
- Hitesh Gupta, the special prosecutor, and the accused in the fake government office case.
- What
- Hitesh Gupta declined the role of special prosecutor in the fake government office case.
- When
- The fake office operated starting from July 2021. The prosecutor declined recently.
- Where
- The case is based in Bodeli, with trials in Chhota Udepur, India.
- Why
- The special prosecutor declined due to insufficient remuneration, which wouldn't cover expenses.
- Prosecutor
- Hitesh Gupta
- Case
- Fake Government Office Case
- Location
- Bodeli, India
- Reason for Declining
- Remuneration issues
- Payments released based on claims
- Rs 4.15 crore
- Fake office operations started
- July 2021