Impersonator Posing Himself As Joint Director, Cbi Arrested by Crime Branch

16.10.2013

CRIME BRANCH

PRESS RELEASE

IMPERSONATOR POSING HIMSELF AS JOINT DIRECTOR, CBI ARRESTED BY CRIME BRANCH.

TWO CASES OF IMPERSONATION SOLVED.

IN ONE CASE, HE TRIED TO INFLUENCE ADDL. DG/FOREIGN TRADE TO RENEW EXPORT LICENSE OF A COMPANY.

IN ANOTHER CASE, HE INSTRUCTED OWNER AND GENERAL MANAGER OF OMAXE BUILDERS TO SETTLE A DISPUTE OF TWO PLOTS WITH A PARTY OF ROHTAK, HARYANA.

ACCUSED GOT THE IDEA OF IMPERSONATION BY WATCHING BOLLYWOOD MOVIE “SPECIAL 26” BASED ON FAKE CBI OFFICERS.

INTRODUCTION:-

With the arrestof a high profile impersonator,the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has solved two cases of impersonation. In onecase the accused Amit Aggarwal had insisted Addl. DG/Foreign Trade, New Delhi to renew the “export license” of a private company of Jhandewalan, Delhi while in another case, he instructed the owner and General Manager of OMAXE builders either to pay Rs.60 lacs each for the two plotsto the party of Rohtak against the earlier deposited amount of Rs.9 lacs each paidin 2005 or to settle the matter with them at the earliest.

INFORMATION, TEAM AND OPERATION:-

The Crime Branch received a complaint dated 8.10.2013, in which it was alleged that Addl. DG, Foreign Trades, New Delhihas been called by someone posing as Joint Director, CBI and insisted to renewthe “export license” of animport/export company of Jhandewalan, New Delhi.

Meanwhile on 15.10.2013, another complaint was received from DGM, Human Resources Department, Omaxe Limited, New Delhi regarding blackmailing and extortion of undue amount from the company by 5-6 persons. It was reportedbyOMAXE Ltd. that the company is developing residential township “Omaxe City’ in Rohtak, Haryana and Surender Kumar and Ajay Kumar both r/o Rahtak hadpaid Rs.9 lacs (approx)each for two plots as booking amount. A dispute arose between them, as they did not pay the dues. After this, Surender Kumar and Ajay Kumar filed complaints with the concerned authorities in Rohtak, which are still pending.It was alleged by the company that around 20 days back, a person introducing himself as Joint Director, CBI started threatening and blackmailing the Joint Managing Director and General Manager of the company for allotment of two plots booked already or to pay huge amount to Surender Kumar and Ajay Kumar. The accused threatened that if the company does not pay huge amount to them, then he being the Joint Director, CBI, will take stern action against the company and its Directors/Officers.

Keeping in view the sensitivity of the complaints, a core team of Crime Branch led by ACP Hoshiyar Singh and comprising of Inspr Yashpal Singh, SIs Rajbir Singh, Pramod Kumar, HC Ravindra and Const Rajeev Sahrawat was constituted to nab the culprits under the close supervision and guidance of DCP Bhisham Singh.

Strenuous efforts were made and during preliminary enquiries, it was revealed that the impersonator has got issued his phone number on the basis of “fake documents” and made limited calls from it. Accordingly, twoseparate cases of impersonation, forgery and extortion were registered and investigations were taken up by Crime Branch.

After a lot of hard field work and diligent technical surveillance, the Crime Branch succeeded in tracingand arresting the culprit from QP block, Pitam Pura, New Delhion 15.10.2013.

INTERROGATION:-

The accused was put to sustained interrogation, during which he disclosed that after suffering heavy losses (approx 80 lacs) in business in the year 2007-08, he started property dealing in the locality.He used to brag in his locality, friends and relatives that he is acquainted with some senior govt. officials and he can resolve any issue through them. People got impressed of his high contacts and started coming with their issues. During this course, one of his old friend of medical line approached him and told that his relatives have some issues pending with OMAXE builders regarding allotments of plots in Rohtak from year 2005. The accused Amit Aggarwal again bragged before him that Joint Director, CBI is well known to him and he can resolve this issue easily.His friend promised him to pay hefty amount after resolving the issue with OMAXE.

After this, the accused Amit Aggarwal obtained a SIM card on the basis of fakeand forged documents and took an old phone handset from the office of his brother-in-law, who is running his office of verification of applications of new mobile phone connections from Industrial area, Kirti Nagar. Thereafter, he obtained phone number of Shri Sunil Goel, Joint Managing Director and Shri Manoj Goel, General Manage of OMAXE and called them posing himself as Joint Director, CBI and instructed them to pay Rs.60 lacs for each plot to the party of Rohtak against the amount of Rs.9 lacsfor each plot deposited earlier in the year 2005 or to settle the matter with them at the earliest.Because of his call, the company agreed to resolve the matter amicably. A private company of Jhandewalan, Delhi also approached him for therenewal of export (Foreign Trade) license pending with the Directorate General of Foreign Trades, Delhi. He again bragged to resolve issue and called in the office of Addl. DGFT, Foreign Trade posing himself as Joint Director, CBI and insisted to clear the pending issue.

But due to some suspicion, the officers of Foreign Trade filed a complaint with Crime Branch. The company had to pay hefty amount to him after completion of this work and renewal of license.

MODUS OPERANDI:-

The accused has good command over Englishlanguage and was aware that people easily get terrorized with the name of CBI officers. Hegot the idea of extorting money from high profile persons and settling issues with govt offices by watching the Bollywood movie “Special 26”,which was based on fake CBI officers.

He tried to used the name of CBI officials with the intention to earn hefty amounts and settle the disputed issues.Hence, he decided to extort money and to getthe disputed issuessettled with govt offices by posing as a senior officer of CBI and tried to influenceAddl. DG/Foreign Trade and senior officials & owner of OMAXE company for getting the issues settled.

The accused Amit Aggarwal has been arrested. Investigations of the cases are in progress. Roles of other persons involved in the case are being verified.

PROFILE:-

Amit Aggarwal @ Goldy (aged 31 years) s/o Hitesh Aggarwal r/o QP-23, Pitampura, Delhi is youngest of his two brothers and 2 sisters. His father is retired as Accountant from a private firm engaged in share market. He passed his 10th and 12thin 1995 and 1997 respectively from Ravindra Public School of Rohini, Delhi from Science stream. After that he completed his B. Pharma in year 2004 from Alameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore and started his career as wholesale medical distributor in the year 2005 and opened his office in CD block, Pitampura and started distribution work of medicines in govt. hospital, all over Delhi.

Accused Amit Aggarwal (white shirt in the middle)in police custody.