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Man poses as Rahul Gandhi’s aide to swindle Congress leaders across country over several years: Police
Police said Gaurav Kumar used a fake identity and speakerphone ruses to collect money from Congress leaders, including Rs 1.90 crore in Jaipur and Rs 25 lakh in Uttarakhand.
- Dehradun police arrested Amritsar-native Gaurav Kumar for impersonating Rahul Gandhi's former private secretary, Kanishk Singh, to defraud senior Congress party leaders across multiple states.
- After promising a significant party position, the 42-year-old accused allegedly swindled Congress leader Bhavna Pandey out of Rs 25 lakh in Uttarakhand.
- To establish credibility, he used a fake Truecaller ID and staged speakerphone calls, falsely claiming that senior office-bearers like Harish Rawat and Yashpal Arya supported him.
- Police allege the accused orchestrated similar frauds across Goa, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar, previously collecting Rs 1.90 crore and Rs 12 lakh from leaders in Jaipur.
- Authorities booked Kumar under Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with investigations ongoing to identify potential accomplices and additional victims nationwide.
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Man Arrested For Impersonating Rahul Gandhi’s Aide And Tricking Congress Leaders
Dehradun police have arrested a man from Amritsar, identified as Gaurav Kumar for allegedly impersonating the private secretary of Rahul Gandhi and defrauding Congress leaders across multiple states. The accused is alleged to have collected large sums of money from party members by promising them election tickets or positions within the Congress party. The arrest followed a complaint filed by a senior Congress leader in Uttarakhand.According to …
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