A man posing as a clerk from the Gujarat Police Bhavan was arrested by the Gandhinagar Local Crime Branch (LCB) for scamming police officers with false promises of facilitating their inter-district transfers. The accused, Janmejaysinh Zala, aged 26, allegedly took Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 from several police officers, assuring them that he could secure transfers based on their preferences.
Zala, a resident of Sector-26, Gandhinagar, targeted police personnel from various districts. Acting on a tip-off, the LCB apprehended him near Gate No. 4 of the secretariat. Zala, who has completed only Class 12 and has no affiliation with the police department, had been deceiving officers by claiming to work as a clerk at the Police Bhavan.
According to police officials, Zala would directly contact Police Station Officers (PSOs) on their official numbers, promising to arrange their transfers. By exploiting their trust, he convinced the officers to pay him Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 for each transfer, but no transfers were ever made.
Zala’s arrest marks a significant breakthrough in cracking down on this fraud, and further investigations are underway to uncover the full extent of his scam.
