Used to cheat by posing as ED and IT officers, Raipur police arrested
Raipur. Raipur police has arrested the accused who cheated by posing as ED and IT officials. According to the police, the officer posted in the Excise Department lodged a report in Thana Rakhi that on 16.05.2023, the holder of mobile number 9112329778 called the office’s phone number 0771-2512612, asking himself to talk to the Enforcement Directorate, New Delhi. Some information is needed and it was asked who is the present Deputy Excise Commissioner, who is the recently retired Deputy Commissioner along with asking his mobile number, S.N. Who are Sahu and Ramesh Agarwal, asked their mobile number, on which the applicant gave all the above information and his mobile number to the unknown person and at the end the person told the applicant that you are Kshetri, Joint Director Enforcement Directorate Central Zone Nagpur, their mobile number is 9561225697 Get in touch with On which the applicant contacted the office phone on mobile number 9561225697, then he was told to talk to his mobile number from his mobile number, that the applicant contacted Mr. Kshetri’s mobile number 9561225697 from his mobile phone Went. On which it was said by him that the Enforcement Directorate has received a complaint against you, which is being investigated by ED, Income Tax Department, E.O. W, A.C.B and C.V.C. Will be done from You answer what to do, the above things were repeated again and again by him, then the applicant asked that you should investigate in this regard, to which he again asked what you have to say, otherwise the case will be sent to the senior office. Will be sent, it was also told by him that if you want, your case can end, for which you will have to pay me money and started threatening the applicant and demanded money. In the end, the applicant told that an inquiry should be done by you in this regard, after which the phone was disconnected by the person. On which crime number 117/23 Section 419, 384 Bhadvi was registered against the unknown accused in police station Rakhi. Offense was registered.
Similarly, on 18.03.2023, by two officers posted in Environment Protection Board, Nava Raipur, mobile no. The holder of 9561225697 called up and introduced his name as Ershway Kshetri and himself as E.D. ED against your people by claiming to be the officer of and E.O. W. I have a property related complaint which is being investigated by me saying, if you want to avoid the complaint investigation action then both of them started threatening me by sending Rs 5,30,000/- to Amravati separately . On which both of them got very nervous and gave a total of Rs.10,60,000/- through their acquaintances to Vikas Kshetri, the holder of the said mobile number in Amravati (Maharashtra). On which crime number 119/23 Section 419, 384 Bhadvi was registered against the unknown accused in police station Rakhi. Offense was registered.
On which, under the direction of senior officers, the joint team of Anti-Crime and Cyber Unit and Thana Rakhi Police started making detailed inquiries from the applicants in relation to the incidents and locating the unknown accused. Technical analysis of the mobile numbers from which calls were made by the unknown accused to the mobile numbers of the applicants and the telephone numbers of the office. During the analysis, success was achieved in marking the location of the unknown accused. On the basis of the location received, a joint team of Anti-Crime and Cyber Unit and Thana Rakhi Police was sent to Amravati in Maharashtra. While tracing the accused after reaching Amravati by the team members, the accused involved in the case Ashwani Bhathia and Nishant Ingade were taken into custody.
On the basis of the evidence received, the team members interrogated the accused in relation to the said incidents, and the accused accepted the execution of the said incidents. During interrogation, the accused told that the accused Nishant Ingde used to obtain the mobile numbers of the high officials posted in different states and districts of the country and the landline number of their office through the internet and the accused Ashwani Bhathia used to call on the same mobile/landline numbers. Make yourself E.D., E.O. W., used to take the victims into his trap and trust by saying that he was an officer of Income Tax Department and ACB, as the accused Ashwani Bhathia used to speak Fluent in English language as well as talk like a high official, due to which the victim could easily Used to become his victim and used to get scared of his words. Accused Ashwani Bhathia used to call such people to remote places of Amravati (Maharashtra) demanding money and he used to collect money from the victims by going along with Nishant Ingade.
Chhattisgarh and M.P. by the accused. Apart from this, efforts have been made to extort lakhs of rupees by threatening many high officials in different districts of different states across the country including Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi. In which according to the information known so far, lakhs of rupees have been recovered from 04 officers of Chhattisgarh and 01 officer of Madhya Pradesh. Arresting both the accused, seizing 04 mobile phones and 04 SIM cards used in the incidents from their possession, advance action is being taken by taking police remand of the accused. ED of the accused Including the above mentioned other government investigation agencies have no relation even remotely. Nor do they have any acquaintance or contact with any officer posted in the said agencies.
arrested accused
- Ashwani Bhathia father Devendra Nath Bhathia age 54 years resident Kaushalya Vihar Chikaldhara Road Parthwada Police Station Anjangaon District Amravati (Maharashtra).
- Nishant Ingde father Premdas Ingde age 24 years r/o Pathraul Talua Circle Police Station Pathraul District Amravati (Maharashtra).
