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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Time of India
Imposter nabbed for duping govt job seekers of lakhs
Varanasi: A joint team of crime branch and Cantt police on Wednesday arrested Munfed (26) of Mathura from platform-9 entry site of Varanasi Junction (Cantt railway station). Police were on his heels for duping a Mainpuri woman, Anita Yadav, of Rs 16 lakh, luring her with a job by posing as Deepak Kumar Ranawat, public relations officer of the police commissionerate. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) T Sarvanan said that investigation of the case led them to Munfed. On Wednesday morning, his location was traced to Cantt railway station. Police arrested him and recovered from him some fake appointment letters, jewellery and a police sub-inspector's uniform and nameplate of Deepak Kumar Ranawat. On being questioned, Munfed confessed that besides Anita Yadav of Mainpuri, he had duped Poonam Arela of Agra, Kavita Jaiswal of Palwal, Haryana, Udita Sharma of Mathura, Priti Jatav of Ballia, Rinki Yadav of Tundla and several other women of huge amounts of money. About his modus operandi, Munfed said he used to collect photographs and other personal details of police officials from their social media accounts. Apart from Ranawat's, he had collected personal details of a sub-inspector posted in Gorakhpur to dupe women, especially those seeking govt job for themselves or any member of their family. Anita Yadav filed complaint with the police commissioner Mohit Agrawal on May 27, alleging Munfed promised to secure govt job for her son. She claimed she paid him Rs 16 lakh through his agent. Neither did her son get the job, nor was her money returned. Taking serious note of her complaint, Agrawal assigned the DCP (crime) to investigate the matter. Meanwhile, Ranawat was removed from public relations office and attached to police lines.
Hindustan Times
15-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
2 members of Mewati gang involved in ATM thefts, cow smuggling held on Delhi outskirts
Two members of a Mewati gang, known for its involvement in a series of ATM thefts and cow smuggling in Haryana and Rajasthan, were arrested in Delhi's outskirts, an officer said on Wednesday. Sabir, 29, a native of Nuh in Haryana, and Munfed, 25, of Rajasthan, were nabbed on Tuesday in a raid near Bamnauli village on the Bijwasan-Najafgarh road in southwest Delhi. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a Mahindra Bolero car and found the two men inside with a loaded pistol each. According to police, Sabir is a habitual offender with past involvement in at least six criminal cases, including ATM thefts and violations under the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausanvardhan Act. On October 8, 2021, an ATM was uprooted in Chirawa and cash to tune of ₹12.6 lakh was stolen from another attempt the next day, the same criminals tried to tamper with another ATM at Mandrela Mod in Chirawa, but failed. Sabir was wanted in both cases. Police said he was also part of a cow smuggling operation in Dharuhera last year. In a raid, then, police rescued four cattle heads and arrested three people. Sabir managed to escape. Munfed, with two prior cases against him in Rajasthan, reportedly joined Sabir's gang after struggling to support his family.
