Arunachal Pradesh: In a major breakthrough, Arunachal Pradesh Police have arrested notorious fraudster Sunil Baglari, who was hiding in Guwahati, in connection with a Rs1.5 crore fake contract scam.
Baglari, along with his associates, allegedly cheated an Arunachal-based contractor by issuing fake government work orders and promising lucrative contracts.
Modus Operandi
Investigators revealed that the accused:
Created forged documents with fake approvals
Used a forged signature of Mamata Banerjee to appear authentic
Promised government contracts to extract large sums of money
Ran a fraud network across West Bengal
Police Action
A case (No. 25/25) was registered at Doimukh Police Station following a complaint by the victim contractor
Sunil Baglari was arrested after technical investigation and tracking
He has been booked under multiple sections of the IPC, including:
Criminal conspiracy (120B)
Criminal breach of trust (406)
Forgery (468, 471)
Cheating (420)
Common intention (34)
Ongoing Probe
Police are now investigating:
The role of other gang members
Possible links to officials in West Bengal
The full extent of the fraud network
Authorities believe this could be part of a larger organised scam involving fake government contracts.
