In the FIR, accessed by DNA, Superintendent of Police Raman Tyagi said they received information in Delhi and other places that some unknown persons pretending to be the officials of Central Bureau of Investigation had created an email account .
After being in the unusual position having to probe the conduct of his two predecessors, AP Singh and Ranjit Sinha, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Chief Alok Kumar Verma will barely have time to settle into his North Block Office as the agency will now have to deal with impersonators roaming around as investigating officers. The CBI is the latest victim of fraud perpetrated by a well-oiled network and Verma has been asked to crackdown against the unidentified persons trying to defame the agency and cheat gullible people.
The CBI, last week, registered an FIR against the people impersonating CBI officials and using computer as their resources. The unidentified accused created fake email accounts in the name of the CBI, opened a bank account, and issued summons to various people in a bid to extort money. The FIR has been registered at Economic Offence after two months of internal probe by the agency’s top investigators. Sources said that the matter came to light on January 10 this year at 5:10 pm following which the top investigators started digging out the whereabouts of the accused and their modus operandi.
In the FIR, accessed by DNA, Superintendent of Police Raman Tyagi said they received information in Delhi and other places that some unknown persons pretending to be the officials of Central Bureau of Investigation had created an email account . “In order to cheat the public by impersonating the CBI, the suspects by means of the aforesaid email ID were allegedly sending mails to various people and threatening them to pay purported statutory fees for clearances (in the cases against them),” the FIR stated. The accused also threatened the victims, stating that their bank accounts will be confiscated. “The defrauded amount were allegedly received into the account opened in State Bank of India,” the FIR stated.
It further stated that the suspects pretended to be holding office at CBI as top public servants. “They personated as top officials of CBI, including the director. In such assumed characters they are doing the illegal activities,” said a source in the agency. The source further stated that summons were also issued to the victims and they were also threatened into depositing money in the bank account. “Interestingly, the accused were well versed with the cases in which the victims were involved,” said the source, adding that the few victims involved in high-profile cases were duped in the name of CBI director.
During two months internal probe, the investigators could only find that the said domain of the mail id was registered with M/s Ascio Technologies by Mike Brown with address of Chattarpur Marg in Delhi.
Sources said enforcement of law and crackdown was necessary since the name of the premier investigation agency was being misused. They admit it would be difficult task given the traces of evidence on record but warned that impostors would face dire punishment. The agency stated that the incident prima facie reveals commission of cognizable offences punishable under sections 420 and 170 of Indian Penal Code and 66D of Information Technology 2000.
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