Ex-Trinamool leader Bibhas Chandra Adhikari arrested in Noida ran similar fake ‘Interpol' office in Kolkata
Former Trinamool Congress leader Bibhas Chandra Adhikari, arrested in Noida for running a fake 'International Police & Crime Investigation Bureau' office, is alleged to have operated a similar scam in Kolkata's Beliaghata. Police say Adhikari, his son and four others posed as government officials, using forged IDs, police-style insignia, and armed escorts to deceive the public and extort money. Locals in Kolkata recall him with armed men and a blue beacon on his car.
ANI UP: Police bust fake international police, crime investigation bureau office in Noida; 6 arrested Kolkata: Former Trinamool Congress leader Bibhas Chandra Adhikari, arrested in Noida for running a fake office called the International Police & Crime Investigation Bureau, is alleged to have operated a similar set-up in Kolkata's Beliaghata. Adhikari, his son, and four others were arrested on Saturday night for running the Noida operation. Police said the group posed as government officials, misled the public, and extorted money. It is learnt that Adhikari ran a similar bogus office under the name 'Interpol' in Kolkata. Locals claimed they saw armed men, whom they believed to be policemen, staying with Adhikari. 'We thought he was a senior officer. Armed men accompanied him. He used a blue beacon on his car. We saw him as recently as last month,' a neighbour said.
On Saturday, Gautam Budh Nagar police in Noida arrested six men for running the fake International Police & Crime Investigation Bureau office, which deceived the public by impersonating government officials. They allegedly used forged documents, fake IDs, and police-style insignia to extort money.
'We have dismantled a well-planned fraud. The accused set up a fake office in Noida Sector 70 under the guise of the International Police & Crime Investigation Bureau, using police-like insignia and fabricated ministry documents to mislead the public,' said DCP Central Noida, Shakti Mohan Awasthi. 'During the raid, we arrested six suspects and seized extensive evidence, including forged IDs, ministry certificates, cheque books, ATM cards, visiting cards, signboards, mobile phones, and Rs 42,300 in cash,' Awasthi said. A former Trinamool block president from Birbhum's Nalhati, Adhikari was reportedly under investigation by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate in connection with the recruitment scam. A political row has broken out over Adhikari's association with the Trinamool Congress, with the BJP alleging that all fraudulent activities are linked to the party.
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