The City police on Saturday busted a gang of thieves who had executed a theft acting as Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers in Chhuhi village of Dhamtari. The driver of Shiv Shankar Bhatt, officer of Chhattisgarh Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department who was arrested for his involvement in multi-crore scam, is the mastermind of incident, Inspector General of Police (Raipur) GP Singh informed on Saturday.
“The District Police had got information that two person were trying to sell ornaments on throwaway prices in new bus stand area. Cops picked up duo and they were questioned about the ornaments however they failed to provide any convincing answers,” the IG said.
After thorough interrogation the held duo — Pintu alias Deshbandhu Netam and Bhupendra Netam told police about the theft incident, IG Singh informed.
According to police the prime accused Pintu was employed as driver of Shiv Shankar Bhatt for past 6-7 months. He had closely observed the ACB’s raid on Shiv Shankar Bhatt’s office and home on February 12 last.
Pintu had earlier worked as driver for Kl Sinha who was another officer in civil supplies corporation and it was during this time the accused had reached victim Shiv Kumar Sinha’s house in Chuhi Dhamtari with Kl Sinha, police informed.
On April 7 he along with three others hired a Toyota Innova and reached Shiv Kumar’s house.
The accused then entered victim’s house and started searching of house posing as ACB officers and moved away with cash `50,000 and gold silver ornaments, police added.