Rajasthan, Nov 12: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a conman with his aide from Rajasthan, who was duping people across the state posing himself as a GST officer.
The accused have been indentified as Ajit Kumar Patra, and his accomplice Minku Lal Jain.
According to the CBI sleuths, Patra was caught red-handed in Rajasthan while accepting a bribe of Rs 18 lakh from a businessman to settle a GST related issue. Following this, searches across Delhi, Rajasthan, and Odisha uncovered Rs 3.7 crore in cash, over 1 kg of gold jewellery, and multiple high-end vehicles, with Patra.
During the searches, the CBI officials seized Rs 3.7 crore in cash, gold ornaments weighing approximately 1 kg, 26 property documents in the names of Patra and his relatives, and a fleet of 16 vehicles, including 4 luxury cars. Several digital devices, documents, and fake ID cards were also recovered from his possession.
