
NEW DELHI, January 8: With the arrest of three men, the Crime Branch has claimed to have busted a gang of interstate imposters. The gang is allegedly led by Mumbai-resident Hanif, and the men would pose as CBI officers and dupe businessmen.
According to the police, the men would call their victims 8220;doctor8221; and other gang members 8220;karoo8221;. They would strike in markets before the shops opened. The men would chat with these people about how they would send goods to other markets, and then the 8220;karoo8221; would lift his collar and signal to the other gang members.
After this the gang leader would introduce himself as a CBI official on special checking duty claiming that there has just been a minor bomb blast in the city. The 8220;CBI official8221; would then check the 8220;karoo8221; who would show the cash he was carrying with him. The 8220;official8221; would then ask both the 8220;karoo8221; and the doctor8221; to accompany him to the CBI headquarters.
At this time the third gangmember would arrive in an autorickshaw, in which the three would sit. The 8220;karoo8221; would quickly exchange the victim8217;s packet with a wad of paper. After this the gang leader would ask the 8220;karoo8221; to be taken to the police station for verification and tell the victim to get down from the autorickshaw. The victim would be given a letter stating that he had been properly searched by the CBI.