# Mankhurd police arrest two men with fake CBI ID, lighter pistol 2026-08-22T19:37:54+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Mankhurd police have arrested two men on charges of consuming narcotic substances at Lallubhai Compound in Mankhurd on Friday night. A lighter pistol and a fake CBI identity card were allegedly recovered from one of the accused during a search. The accused have been identified as Devendra Singh Raghuvir Singh Chundawat, 20, from Panvel, and Gokul Piram Kshatriya, 24, also from Panvel. Police constable Dhiraj Yashwant Patil received a tip-off and laid a trap near Paanch Nall, leading to the arrests. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Investigation is ongoing. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The use of a fake CBI identity card alongside a weapon raises concerns about impersonation of central agencies, which could be exploited for extortion or cover for illegal activities. In a similar case last month, Bhoiwada police arrested a man posing as a CBI officer. The Mankhurd arrests indicate this pattern may be more widespread in the Mumbai region. The next step will be for police to investigate whether the accused were part of a larger network or acting independently. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in Straight news agency style reporting with no discernible slant, leads with the arrest and factual details. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: fake CBI ID, Mankhurd police, Mumbai, NDPS Act Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mankhurd-police-arrest-two-men-with-fake-cbi-id-lighter-pistol/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mankhurd-police-arrest-two-men-with-fake-cbi-id-lighter-pistol/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/