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In a shocking revelation, individuals from West Bengal were found running a fake police station in Noida. People in the central Noida neighbourhood were stunned to find that a fake ‘international police’ was operating from the middle of the area. 

Six people have been arrested for posing as members of global police bodies and government agencies and extorting money from the local people by misleading them through their identities.  

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The group had booked a rented place in Sector 70 and set up an office with logos and signage to intimidate and dupe people, police said. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Shakti Mohan Awasthy, “They used to extort money from people by showing fake documents and logos. They also pretended as government officials to impress people.”

The group even had their official website with the address www.intlpcrib.in to receive donations, claiming links to an international security organisation, named ‘International Police and Crime Investigation Bureau’. 

“The arrested accused made a rent agreement on June 4 and was operating the office for the last 15 days. They also had a website, www.intlpcrib.in, and took donations. Further investigation is on,” Awasthy added.

Those arrested are identified as Vibhash Chandra Adhikari (27), an arts graduate; Aragya Adhikari (26), a law graduate; Pintu Pal (27); Samapdal (25); Babul Chandra Mandal (27); and Ashish Kumar (57).

Vbhash, Aragya, Samapdal and Pintu hail from Birbhum district of West Bengal, Babul came from 24 Parganas, while Ashish belongs to Kolkata.

Items seized by the district police include nine mobile phones, 17 stamp seals, six cheque books, nine identity cards, a PAN card, a voter card, six ATM cards, three types of visiting cards, certificates supposedly recognised by ministries, and a CPU.  Besides, four boards bearing the “International Police and Crime Investigation Bureau” name, Rs 42,300 in cash and various other documents were also recovered from the fake police station. 

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A case has been filed against all of them at the Phase 3 police station, invoking relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act, and the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act.