Man posing as IAS officer arrested in Bihar's Khagaria district, Tesla car seized

Man posing as IAS officer arrested in Bihar's Khagaria district, Tesla car seized

Khagaria, 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.

Man posing as IAS officer arrested in Bihar's Khagaria district, Tesla car seized

Police recovered a Tesla car, an SUV, over 31 litres of imported liquor, and other luxury items from his residence, officials said.

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.

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.

Police are examining Gupta's assets and properties with the assistance of specialised agencies, including the Economic Offences Unit 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.

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