After 18 years, the CBI arrested an absconder who allegedly cheated a person impersonating as Technical Advisor to then Prime Minister.
CBI spokesperson said a case was registered on a complaint dated August 2, 1999 alleging that Jai Vardhan Sharma impersonated as Technical Advisor to the Prime Minister of India and had cheated complainant to the tune of Rs 15,000 for getting him a UN Assignment.
“Investigation had revealed that the said accused had allegedly approached the complainant on his own and allured him for a UN Assignment and demanded Rs 60,000 from him for processing charges of application for UN Assignment,” the spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, he had allegedly demanded Rs 15,000 immediately to recommend his name for UN Assignment.
“Complainant had paid Rs 15,000 on March 26, 1998. The accused wrote down his fictitious telephone number and address in the diary of complainant showing himself as Technical Advisor to the Prime Minister. It was also revealed that at that time, the accused was staying in the Government Guest House at Ahmedabad as a Professor of IIT,” the CBI official said.
The officer said a chargesheet was filed against the accused under relevant sections of IPC but the efforts to apprehend the absconding accused were continued.
“After meticulous planning, the accused was arrested. The arrested accused was on Wednesday produced before the Competent Court at Ahmedabad,” added the CBI officer.