CISF personnel arrested in Kolkata for posing as Income Tax officers in fraud case

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Eight individuals, including five CISF personnel, have been arrested in Kolkata for impersonating income tax officers and extorting a construction businessman's house. The group allegedly looted over 3 lakh rupees and a significant amount of gold. The fraud was uncovered after a complaint was filed with the Bhagwati Police Station under Viran Nagar Commission.

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00:00CISF personnel have been arrested in a fraud case that the big news coming in

00:04we are immediately shifting focus to Bengal. CISF officer, the CISF personnel

00:09posed as income tax officer. There's a fraud case emerging from the CISF. CISF

00:15remember has been usually is deployed for example at the airports, railway

00:22stations and security checks are primarily where it's their significant

00:26duty. Usually that's the deployment but in a fraud case CISF personnel have

00:31been arrested. In a fraud case they were posing as income tax officers. This

00:37speaks terribly remember on the force as well while action has been taken but how

00:43did they even indulge in this? Rajesh Saha is joining me for the latest on

00:47that. Rajesh go ahead tell me more details about this.

00:51Well Poojana, total 8 people including 5 CISF personnel have been arrested by

00:57Baguiyati police station under Biran Nagar commission in Kolkata for

01:00allegedly looting and extorting a house of a construction

01:06businessman in Kolkata and that incident came into the light after

01:09Baguiyati police station received a complaint from a lady that their house

01:14has been raided by some income tax officials in the

01:18midnight and when the police launched the investigation it was found that

01:24some fake officials they have impersonated themselves as income tax

01:28officers and raided their house and looted money more than three lakhs

01:33rupees and a huge quantity of gold have been looted in the name of

01:37seizing materials from their house and when the

01:42police investigated the matter it was found that five CISF personnel including

01:48one inspector, one head constable and one lady constable who was also posted at

01:52RGK hospital to protect the hospital. She was posted at RGK hospital for at

01:57least four months. She was also involved and one by one five CISF personnel have

02:03been arrested and after interrogating them three more persons have been

02:06arrested by Baguiyati police station for allegedly looting the house of

02:10businessman in Baguiyati in Kolkata. Alright Rajesh keep tracking all the

02:14latest on that but this is remember not looking good as well thankfully they've

02:19been arrested investigation will follow in this case five CISF personnel

02:23arrested for posing as income tax officers and in a fraud case now that

02:28will be probed

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