# Fake IAS officer claiming NSA link arrested with Tesla 2026-08-10T17:03:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Police arrested Manish Gupta in Bihar's Khagaria for impersonating an IAS officer and claiming to be an undercover agent for National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. At his residence, police found a Tesla car with Full Self-Driving feature and a 'Government of India' board, over 31 litres of imported liquor, five iPhones, 20 credit cards, and two barasingha horns. Khagaria SP Bhanu Pratap Singh said Gupta's assets appear acquired through fraud and a large-scale investigation is underway. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Ajit Doval, fraud, IAS officer, impersonation, Manish Gupta, Tesla Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fake-ias-officer-claiming-nsa-link-arrested-with-tesla/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fake-ias-officer-claiming-nsa-link-arrested-with-tesla/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.