Anil Katyal retired as a prime govt in Vodafone and lives in plush GK 1 dwelling
New Delhi:
A 69-year-old man’s try to impersonate a retired IPS officer to intervene in an investigation towards his businessman buddy opened a can of worms that exposed how the aged man was utilizing pretend credentials to con authorities officers, get key work finished and make large sums of cash.
Anil Katyal, a resident of Delhi’s posh Larger Kailash-1 locality, claimed that he was a retired IPS officer (1979 batch) of Manipur cadre and has served in key positions equivalent to Director Common of Police, an Intelligence Bureau officer and an advisor to the Union Dwelling Ministry. Wherever he might journey, he would mislead junior cops and get them to do his bidding. Typically, he would additionally introduce himself as a collegemate of Exterior Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and the checklist of his cons extends from Delhi-NCR to so far as Dubai.
Who Is Anil Katyal
In accordance with police, Anil Katyal is an alumnus of the celebrated St Stephen’s School the place he studied chemistry. He then appeared for UPSC, however did not crack it. He went to the US’ Yale College to for a doctorate however dropped out. He labored as a senior govt in Hindustan Lever, Yamaha after which Vodafone, police stated. Katyal retired as a vice-president of company affairs from Vodafone. He lives in a bungalow in Delhi’s submit GK-1 locality. An enormous query that the police face is why an individual with good monetary standing would resort to such actions. A police supply stated that they didn’t grill Katyal a lot due to his superior age, however are going by his financial institution transactions to unravel this. The investigation has revealed that he conned a number of senior authorities officers in Delhi and Gurugram and acquired work finished. On a number of events, he additionally claimed safety on his go to to different states.
How He Conned Officers
Dinesh P, extra police commissioner of Ghaziabad, instructed the media that Katyal misused his contacts at St Stephen’s and the connections he made throughout his stint in company affairs to drop names. “He has conned officers and conned individuals. We’re probing his cellphone and financial institution particulars to learn how many individuals he conned and the way a lot he extorted,” he stated. The senior police officer stated that in a single occasion, Katyal sought appointment from Ministry of Exterior Affairs, claiming that he’s a school senior of Exterior Affair Minister Dr S Jaishankar. He allegedly wished to intervene in behalf of Dubai Billionaire Balvinder Singh Sahni who was arrested over large fraud allegations. Police have additionally discovered proof of Katyal demanding cash from Sahni.
How He Was Caught
Anil Katyal walked into the police web, most likely out of the overconfidence gained from a number of profitable cons. Not too long ago, his buddy Vinod Kapoor was charged in a fraud case at a police station in Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram. Kapoor owns a development firm that has earlier accomplished initiatives in Delhi airport and Gwalior airbase. “To guard him, Anil Katyal launched himself as a retired IPS officer presently working as an MHA advisor. He was making an attempt to strain the police station chief and different officers and threatening them with instances. We’ve got discovered a whole lot of incriminating proof from his cellphone,” the senior officer stated.
In accordance with reviews, Katyal instructed cops that his buddy had been wrongfully arrested and threatened to sue them. He visited the officer of Ghaziabad police commissioner on Tuesday to foyer for Kapoor. In accordance with a report in The Occasions of India, he took some individuals posing as IPS officers for impact. The highest cop smelled a rat when Katyal insisted for {a photograph} with him. “Once we searched on-line if there was any officer from the 1979 batch, there have been zero matches and we caught him,” the officer stated. The senior officer warned the individuals towards such conmen and stated no former IAS/IPS officer would threaten individuals and assist criminals.
Katyal and Kapoor have been arrested underneath fees of dishonest, obstructing public servant in discharge of public capabilities and placing particular person in concern of accusation of offence, with the intention to commit extortion. Questioned by the media after his arrest, he stated, “Do not bother me. I’ve answered many individuals. I’ve finished sufficient in life.” Requested if he was an IPS officer, he stated, “I do not know what I’m.”
Inputs from Pintu Tomar