Man Posed As CBI Officer, Arrested In Haryana

A local court has granted a 10-day remand till further investigation...

On Monday, 09 September 2024, Police arrested Bharat Chhabra, who posed as a CBI officer, after a months-long search.

The accused of defrauding people by claiming connections with high-level politicians, including the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Chief Minister's Office (CMO), was arrested in Haryana by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch.

The arrest follows a peculiar case in which Chhabra, aged 40, impersonated a CBI officer at a hotel in Ahmedabad and fled without settling his bill.

Gujarat police had been on the lookout for Chhabra for over a month and a half. He was arrested in Karnal, Haryana.

According to the police, Chhabra also solicited Rs 2.22 lakh from an individual to secure the release of a prisoner from jail. He claimed to sway over matters about the CBI, Home Ministry, PMO, and even influential figures in the BJP and RSS.

Promising extraordinary favors, he would even encourage people to call him at midnight to demonstrate his supposed clout.

Chhabra, originally from Haryana's Karnal, is said to have used his skills to weave an intricate web of deception across several states, including Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, and Telangana.

His reputation for political connections was so widespread in Haryana that Gujarat Police faced significant challenges in arresting him.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bharat Patel of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch said that Chhabra holds a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) degree. He had been engaging in such fraudulent activities for the past four years.