3 weeks ago
Fake IAS officer arrested over Tesla with government sticker
A man in a town in Bihar, India, got into trouble with the police in a very strange way.
A fancy Tesla car with a sticker saying 'Government of India' was parked outside his big house.
The police thought that was odd, so they came to ask him questions.
The man said he was a very important government officer and showed them an ID card on his phone.
But the police checked and found out the card was fake.
Making people believe you are a government officer when you are not is against the law, so he was arrested.
When police looked inside his home, they found many phones, computers, credit cards, deer horns, and lots of alcohol.
Keeping deer horns is not allowed, and in his state, having alcohol is also against the rules.
The man said his brother, who lives far away in London, brought the alcohol for the family.
Police think he may have tricked people for a long time and are still checking his money and properties.
Police in Khagaria, Bihar, arrested 50-year-old Mukesh Kumar Gupta after finding a Tesla bearing a 'Govt of India' sticker parked outside his house.
Gupta claimed to be an IAS officer, a 'Chief Security Officer' with the Central Vigilance Commission, and an undercover agent working under National Security Adviser Ajit Doval; his identity card was found to be fake.
He was charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita with impersonation of public servants, contempt of lawful authority, cheating and forgery.
Police seized his Tesla and Tata Safari along with five iPhones, an Apple MacBook, an iPad, a 4TB hard disk, an 11-camera CCTV system, and 20 credit cards from his residence.
Two barasingha (swamp deer) horns and 32 bottles of foreign liquor plus 30 cans of beer were also recovered, leading to additional wildlife and prohibition charges; his brother Ajit Kumar was also booked.
- Who
- Mukesh Kumar Gupta, a 50-year-old resident of Khagaria, Bihar, who allegedly posed as an IAS officer; his brother Ajit Kumar was also booked.
- What
- Gupta was arrested after a tip-off led police to find a Tesla with a 'Govt of India' sticker, a fake identity card, bank cards, liquor and barasingha horns at his house.
- Where
- Jamalpur locality of Khagaria district, Bihar, India.
- When
- On a Saturday afternoon, when police approached the house (exact date not stated in the article).
- Why
- Police suspect he ran a long-running fraud racket in Khagaria and other Bihar districts by posing as a government officer, and are examining whether his assets were acquired through fraud.
Gupta's claims
Police findings
True identity
Gupta's claims
Gupta said he was an IAS officer, a 'Chief Security Officer' with the Central Vigilance Commission, and an undercover agent working under National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
Police findings
Verification showed the identity card was fake; police arrested him as an imposter on charges including impersonation, cheating and forgery.
Foreign liquor in a prohibition state
Gupta's claims
Gupta said his brother Ajit Kumar, a London-based fund manager, occasionally brought the branded foreign liquor from abroad for the family to consume.
Police findings
Gupta could not produce valid documents for the liquor seized in Bihar, a prohibition state, so both brothers were booked under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
Key facts
- Arrested person
- Mukesh Kumar Gupta, 50, of Khagaria, Bihar
- Claimed identity
- IAS officer / Chief Security Officer, Central Vigilance Commission / undercover agent under NSA Ajit Doval
- Charges
- Impersonation of public servants, contempt of lawful authority, cheating, forgery (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)
- Vehicles seized
- Tesla and Tata Safari, both bearing 'Govt of India' stickers
- Electronics recovered
- 5 iPhones, Apple MacBook, iPad, 4TB hard disk, 11-camera CCTV system
- Bank cards recovered
- 20 credit cards (incl. American Express), 8 debit cards, 4 cheque books, 2 Priority Pass cards
- Wildlife seizure
- Two barasingha (swamp deer) horns; Section 51, J&K Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1978
- Liquor seizure
- 32 bottles (31.24 litres) of foreign liquor and 30 cans (9.9 litres) of beer; Section 61(2) BNS and Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act
Quotes
Mukesh Kumar Gupta
Fake IAS officer arrested for impersonation
“Gupta told us that his brother Ajit Kumar was a fund manager who lived in London, and that he occasionally brought branded foreign liquor from abroad for the family to consume.”
indianexpress.com
“During further questioning, he claimed that he was an undercover agent working under Ajit Doval, India’s National Security Adviser.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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