A person impersonating a police sub-inspector was arrested in Bareilly on Tuesday for allegedly duping a number of individuals in a pretend visa rip-off value over ₹20 lakh. Recognized as Jitendra Singh Khaira, a resident of Bhagwanpur Phulwa village in Bareilly, the accused posed as a sub-inspector to realize victims’ belief and ran an elaborate fraud operation involving pretend visas and cast paperwork, police stated on Wednesday.
The accused, Jitendra Singh Khera, posed as a sub-inspector to realize victims’ belief. (Sourced)
Khaira was intercepted throughout a routine police examine whereas driving an SUV geared up with a siren and a beacon mild, usually utilized by police officers. Suspicious of his look and car, police questioned him and searched his cell phone, which led to the invention of paperwork linked to the rip-off.
Superintendent of police (South) Anshika Verma confirmed Khaira’s arrest and stated an investigation is underway to determine the total extent of the rip-off. “He was luring people with fake promises of overseas opportunities,” she stated.
Officers recovered a pretend police ID card, a police cap, cell phone, and the SUV used to venture his false identification. A probe into his digital path and social media posts revealed he incessantly shared photographs in police uniform, utilizing the pretend identification to lure aspirants in search of jobs overseas.
In accordance with police, Khaira promised victims employment alternatives in international locations like Germany and Luxembourg.
In a single case, Dalbir Singh, a resident of Kukra village in Lakhimpur Kheri, filed a criticism stating that he and a number of other others had been cheated out of ₹15-20 lakh in July 2023. Khaira allegedly collected their cash and paperwork with the reassurance of arranging abroad jobs however later used threats to silence refund calls for.
Dalbir claimed to have transferred ₹3.54 lakh to Khaira through a cell app. When he requested for his cash and paperwork again, Khaira allegedly threatened to arrest and jail him.
Extra people have approached the police with related allegations. Prachi Singh, a college pupil from Pantnagar in Uttarakhand, instructed investigators that she had submitted her academic certificates and paid ₹5,100 for lodge bills after being promised a visa to Germany. As an alternative, Khaira allegedly provided her a pretend Luxembourg visa and demanded ₹8 lakh. When she requested for her paperwork to be returned, he reportedly threatened her with jail utilizing his false police identification.
Khaira has been booked underneath a number of provisions of the newly launched Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). These embrace costs of dishonest and dishonestly inducing supply of property underneath Part 318(4), and felony breach of belief underneath Part 316(2). He additionally faces costs associated to felony intimidation underneath Sections 351(2) and 351(3), forgery for the aim of dishonest underneath Part 336(3), and utilizing cast paperwork or digital data as real underneath Part 340(2).
Police consider extra victims are prone to come ahead within the coming days because the investigation expands.