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Fake IAS officer claiming NSA link arrested with Tesla
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Every arrest of a fake IAS officer stokes public cynicism, but this case is more about brazen fraud than systemic rot. The accused allegedly flashed a Central Vigilance Commission card, a body that investigates corruption. The real test will be whether the investigation traces the Tesla's import and the barasingha horns' origin, not just the impersonation.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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