A Delhi Policer Officer and IT Official held for conducting fake raid in the house of a businessman in Delhi Five people, including a Delhi Police head constable and an Income Tax (IT) department staffer were arrested for allegedly conducting a fake raid at a businessman’s house in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area. It was reported that the IT official received information that a businessman in Janakpuri had around Rs 400 to Rs 500 crore in the custody in his house.
Just before the raid, it was planned to include a woman as well in their plan so that the raids would look authentic and realistic as there are female members in the house and when they enter the premises, no one would suspect anything and inform the police after seeing a woman with them.
The targeted victim was a Delhi based businessman, Kuljeet Singh.
The incident took place on August 1st around 8.30 am and the scammers entered the businessman’s house. Thereafter, they had to conduct a fake search operation in the house. They claimed that they were carrying a search warrant and took the mobile phone of all the family members and conducted the fake search in which they could not find anything and left the place in their car, the officer said.
The Janakpuri police station received information and started the investigation. They first got to know from the concerned department that the raid was fake. They checked the CCTV footage of the area and spoke to the family members to get the clue about the scammers, police said.
The vehicle was identified in which the accused came to the house. It was found that the car belongs to the head constable of the Delhi Police Department. A case was registered at Janakpuri police station under relevant sections, including house trespass, of the India Penal Code on the complaint of the businessman. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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