Bihar Police have arrested a man posing as an IAS officer and claiming to be an agent of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval from Khagaria district.

The police also recovered a Tesla car, an SUV, over 31 litres of imported liquor, and other luxury items from his residence, the officials said.

The accused has been identified as Manish Gupta. He is a resident of Jamalpur under the Gogri police station area limit. He had allegedly been posing as a senior government official to run fraudulent operations in different parts of Bihar.

Speaking about his arrest, Khagaria SP Bhanu Pratap Singh told reporters that the police team got a tip-off, acting on which police raided Gupta's premises and arrested him on Sunday.

Upon interrogation, Gupta claimed to be an IAS officer in the Central Vigilance Commission, working undercover as an agent of NSA Doval.

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"During interrogation, Gupta showed a card of the Central Vigilance Commission and claimed that he worked as an undercover agent under National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He also showed an identity card mentioning him to be an IAS officer. Preliminary investigation showed that all these claims were fake," the SP added.

Recovery

The police team recovered over 31 litres of imported liquor, large quantities of beer, a Tata Safari, a Tesla car with the FSD feature bearing a 'Government of India' board, five iPhones, 20 credit cards, eight debit cards, four cheque-books, two horns of swamp deer and several other articles from his residence.

"The Tesla car with full self-driving technology feature is a rarity in India. We also recovered two horns of a barasingha (swamp deer), possession of which is punishable under the Wildlife Protection Act," Singh said.

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The investigating team is now seeking the assistance of specialised agencies, including the Economic Offences Unit (EOU), to examine Gupta's assets and properties, the SP said. 

"The assets he acquired were through fraud, deception, or corruption," Singh said. A large-scale investigation would be conducted into the alleged fraud, impersonation and the source of Gupta's assets, he said.

(With PTI Inputs)