New Delhi, Nov 16, 2022, By Special Correspondent
New Delhi, Nov 16: Two scamsters were picked up from Agartala and lodged in Tihar Jail here for allegedly conspiring to impersonate CBI Director Subodh Jaiswal.
The duo sought to dupe a person of Rs 79 lakh on the pretext of "taxes to CBI" for the installation of a mobile tower on his land, officials said.
The charge sheet in the case involving the Kolkata-based individuals was filed recently.
The duo allegedly cheated SL Kulkarni in the name of installing a mobile tower and the purported renting of his agriculture land.
The two allegedly convinced Kulkarni to make the payments amounting to Rs 79 lakh under various heads, including "CBI Taxes" purportedly to be paid to the central probe agency.
In order to give the transaction an authentic cover, they even issued a forged receipt purportedly issued by the CBI for the "taxes" deposited to it, they said.
Both were arrested from Agartala in August this year and brought to Delhi where they are lodged in Tihar prison in judicial custody.
The CBI, which did not make the FIR public, recently filed a charge sheet against them before a special court here.
The central agency puts most of its FIRs, barring those related to POCSO, rape and other sensitive cases, on its website in conformity with the directives of the Supreme Court. However, this FIR was not uploaded on the portal.
The special court has taken cognisance of the charges levelled against the duo and ordered proceeding with the trial.