Ahmedabad Crime Branch has caught the mastermind of the gang who impersonated CBI officers in states like Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa.
A conman who used to extort money from people on the pretext of checking or security by giving the identity of his CBI officer in different ways. the arrested accused identified as Sultan Khan Ahmed Khan. who is the mastermind of the whole racket. he is Originally from Madhya Pradesh, Sultan Khan was working with a whole team and extorting money from people.
The modus operandi of this gang was such that Sultan’s men used to deploy within 100, 200 meters near the police station of any area. whenever a rich person came out, Sultan’s men used to reach there and tell that person that Saheb is sitting in front of the car and is a senior officer of CBI.
Once the gang men took the target to Sultan, Sultan used to talk to him in different ways. while the Sultan would keep him busy talking, the others would check his bag and if they found any valuables in the bag, they would take it. Similarly, the Sultan and his men used to wear uniforms and line up for checking on the road.
Icard and uniform of CBI have been recovered from Sultan. which he had obtained wrongly. this fake CBI officer is being interrogated by Ahmedabad Crime Branch. Sultan is also wanted in different states.