A fugitive accused in a cybercrime case and wanted for impersonating a CBI officer was arrested by officials in Vadodara, Gujarat, on Thursday. The arrested individual, identified as Shahrukh alias Salman Shabbirmiya Mansuri, was orchestrating fraudulent schemes to extort money from unsuspecting victims. A case against him was registered by the Surat Cyber Crime Police Station.
The Panigate police team in Vadodara, while on routine patrol, received intelligence about Mansuri’s whereabouts. Acting on the tip-off, officers swiftly arrested Mansuri, a resident of Haidarichowk in Vadodara’s Mehdinagar. Legal proceedings are now underway.
Mansuri allegedly deceived his victims by posing as a Delhi Customs official or a Delhi Vasant Kunj South Police officer. In some instances, he even posed as a senior CBI official. His fraudulent scheme involved falsely claiming that the victims’ parcels contained fake passports, ATM cards, and drugs. He then threatened the victims with human trafficking and money laundering charges.
To further convince his victims, Mansuri sent a fake CBI “Confidential Agreement” and warned that a CBI raid would take place at their residences. Under this false pretense, he tricked a complainant into transferring Rs 23.5 lakh to his account, out of which Rs 7 lakh was funneled into his personal bank account.
Mansuri’s arrest is a significant development in this ongoing investigation.
