4 arrested in Gwalior including fake TI:Gang planned to extort money on highways by posing as RTO team, but Crime Branch exposed them

The Crime Branch caught a gang pretending to be police officers on Wednesday night. The police arrested a fake Station House Officer, two fake constables, and a driver. They also seized fake appointment letters and identity cards. The gang was planning to patrol the highway and extort money by pretending to be an RTO team. Vaibhav Pal, who runs an online shop, told the police that a young man named Shivam Chaturvedi, claiming to be a TI posted in the SP’s office, threatened him. Shivam had also prepared two fake appointment letters and was operating behind his uncle Mukesh Pal’s shop, called ‘Legal Workshop’. Accused were threatening to get appointment letters made
On Wednesday, he called again to get three more appointment letters made, but Vaibhav refused. After this, the young man started threatening, whereupon the police were informed. DSP Crime Branch Nagendra Singh Sikarwar, Cyber Cell In-charge Inspector Dharmendra Singh Kushwah, and SI Dharmendra Sharma took immediate action. As soon as the fake gang arrived to make the appointment letters, he was arrested. Crime Branch officials are interrogating the accused to ascertain whether this fraud was committed for the first time or has happened before. Gwalior SSP Dharamveer Singh stated that the matter is being investigated with full seriousness. Came to get three appointment letters made, Crime Branch caught them
On Wednesday, fake TI Shivam Chaturvedi called Vaibhav Pal, demanding three more appointment letters. Vaibhav Pal immediately informed the Crime Branch about this. As soon as Shivam and his associates arrived there by car, the Crime Branch immediately apprehended them. Four suspects apprehended
During interrogation by the Crime Branch, the apprehended suspects identified themselves as Shivam Chaturvedi son of Purushottam Chaturvedi (resident of Sagar), Pawan Yadav son of Omkar Yadav (resident of Sagar), Neeraj Yadav son of Kundan Lal Yadav (resident of Sagar), and Ravindra Yadav (resident of Sagar). The investigation also revealed that Shivam was identifying himself as a TI (Station House Officer), while Pawan and Neeraj were identifying themselves as constables, and Ravindra was the driver. The four youths had come from Sagar two months ago. They used to roam in different areas of the city. They used to deceive unemployed youths by promising them jobs in the police. They used to extort money from people they trapped. They had extorted money from more than 20 people in the name of getting them recruited into the police. They had already extorted more than 25 lakh rupees. With this money, they had bought fake uniforms, shoes, stars on the uniform, and a vehicle. Their living and food expenses were also being covered. Shivam Chaturvedi, the gang leader
Shivam Chaturvedi, a resident of Sagar, is the gang leader. Shivam has several cases of theft and fraud registered against him in various police stations in Sagar. His wife is also involved in the crime. He orchestrated the conspiracy to form a fake police team. Shivam used to wear a uniform, identifying himself as a TI. Along with him, Pawan Yadav and Neeraj Yadav were assigned the roles of constables, and Ravindra Yadav was assigned the role of driver. The gang had also bought a Scorpio vehicle. They had also installed a red beacon and a siren on the vehicle. Were about to start extortion from night
In the Crime Branch’s interrogation, fake TI Shivam revealed that he had made Pawan and Neeraj fake constables by paying them 40-40 thousand rupees each. Ravindra’s car, on the other hand, was rented on an agreement for 55 thousand rupees per month. Their uniforms and fake appointment letters were also found in the car. Shivam stated that from the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday, they were going to form an RTO team on the highway, conduct checks, and extort money, but the Crime Branch apprehended them before that. Police engaged in interrogation
SSP Gwalior Dharmveer Singh informed that a gang has been caught, which was going to commit fraud by posing as police officers. Currently, interrogation of the accused is ongoing. Similar cases have emerged before
Many cases of fake police and fraud have emerged in Gwalior before. ​