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CBI arrests man who posed as Lok Sabha staffer after 10 years
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Jitendra Pathak, who had been absconding for nearly 10 years, for impersonating an employee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat and cheating a private individual…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Jitendra Pathak, who had been absconding for nearly 10 years, for impersonating an employee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat and cheating a private individual with a promise of a job in Parliament.
The CBI registered a case on July 13, 2009, alleging Pathak and others cheated a man of Rs 50,000. A chargesheet was filed in December 2009, but Pathak failed to appear in court. The trial court declared him a proclaimed offender on September 28, 2016.
The agency received inputs that Pathak was living in Ludhiana, Punjab, and arrested him there on August 19. He will now be produced before the trial court.
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The case highlights the slow pace of justice in long-pending criminal matters, as nearly a decade elapsed between the lodging of the FIR and the arrest. Pathak was declared a proclaimed offender under the Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows courts to attach property and issue arrest warrants. For job scams targeting Parliament, the maximum penalty for cheating is seven years under the IPC. The actual number of victims could be higher: many such cases go unreported because victims fear embarrassment. The CBI will now produce Pathak before the trial court, likely seeking his remand. The next hearing date will determine whether he remains in custody.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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