Posing as IG, man extorts Rs 1.49 Cr from traders, HP forms SIT to probe

The DGP said that the accused, Vinay Aggarwal, allegedly extorted money to the tune of Rs 1.49 crore by projecting himself as an IG in the central government along with his associates.

The gang led by Aggarwal has extorted huge sums of money from several industrialists of Himachal Pradesh and other states on the guise of being an IG in the central government, the press note added.

The Himachal Pradesh Police has formed a 10-member Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe into the case involving a man allegedly extorting money from industrialists by posing as an IG posted with the central agencies, DGP Sanjay Kundu on Friday said. The SIT is headed by Cyber Crime Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Malpani.

The DGP said that the accused, Vinay Aggarwal, allegedly extorted money to the tune of Rs 1.49 crore by projecting himself as an IG in the central government along with his associates. Aggarwal used to visit Kala-Amb, Baddi, Nalagarh and other industrial areas in Himachal Pradesh and “uniformed and armed police officials of Haryana Police also used to accompany him illegally”, the DGP said.

The gang led by Aggarwal has extorted huge sums of money from several industrialists of Himachal Pradesh and other states on the guise of being an IG in the central government, the press note added.

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A first information report (FIR) was registered against Aggarwal under sections 170, 419, 384, 386 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code at Bharari CID police station on January 6, the DGP added.

The investigation revealed that the case is not a normal white-collar crime, but a crime with many links. It was revealed during investigation that this case is just the tip of the iceberg and requires thorough investigation, that is why the SIT has been set up on February 2 for further investigation to take the case to its logical end, the DGP added.

The SIT has Superintendent of Police (SP)-EOW Gaurav Singh, SP CID-Crime Virender Kalia, Additional SP Cyber Crime Narvir Singh Rathore, DySP CID-Crime Mukesh Kumar and five police personnel including two inspectors, two sub-inspectors and one assistant sub-inspector as its members.

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