‘International police’ racket busted in Noida: 6 men from Bengal arrested for running fake office

According to investigators, the accused had moved into the Sector 70 office on June 4 after signing a rent agreement.

A high-profile fraud racket posing as an international police organisation was busted in Central Noida’s Sector 70 on Sunday, leading to the arrest of six men from West Bengal. Police told PTI that the gang was operating from a rented office under the banner of the International Police and Crime Investigation Bureau (IPCIB), complete with official-looking logos, stamps, and documents to impress and mislead people.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Shakti Mohan Awasthy told PTI that the accused pretended to be members of global law enforcement agencies, as well as government officials, to gain people’s trust.

How the gang operated

According to investigators, as cited by PTI, the accused had moved into the Sector 70 office on June 4 after signing a rent agreement. Within just 15 days, they had begun inviting people, flaunting fake IDs, and using a professionally made website, www.intlpcrib.in, to collect 'donations.'

“They used to extort money by showing fake documents and logos, and even claimed to hold positions in various ministries,” said DCP Awasthy.

Who they are

The arrested men have been identified as:

Vibhash Chandra Adhikari (27), Arts graduate

Aragya Adhikari (26), Law graduate

Pintu Pal (27)

Samapdal (25)

Babul Chandra Mandal (27)

Ashish Kumar (57)

Police said the first four are from West Bengal’s Birbhum district, while Mandal hails from 24 Parganas and Kumar is from Kolkata. Except for two graduates, the rest had only completed Class 12.

What police found

From the office, police recovered:

9 mobile phones

17 stamp seals

6 cheque books

9 identity cards

A PAN card and voter ID card

6 ATM cards

Certificates with ministry logos

Multiple visiting cards

4 boards of “IPCIB”

Rs 42,300 in cash

A CPU and other incriminating documents

Legal action

A case has been registered under:

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

Information Technology Act

Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act

The investigation is ongoing to identify how many people were cheated and how much money the gang collected, the PTI report added.