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Kolkata Police have arrested three men for allegedly impersonating senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers and attempting to obtain confidential recruitment records from the Staff Selection Commission’s (SSC) Eastern Region office at Nizam Palace. The accused reportedly used forged identity cards and documents to seek information about recruitment candidates.
How Did the Accused Enter the Office?
The three men allegedly arrived at Nizam Palace on AJC Bose Road around 2.30 pm on Monday in an SUV displaying a Government of India sign.
Two of the accused, identified as Biprarshi Bose and Subham Sagar Tanti, went to the eighth floor of the 1st MSO Building, where the SSC Eastern Region office is located. According to police, Bose introduced himself as a CBI deputy superintendent of police, while Tanti claimed to be a CBI sub-inspector.
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They reportedly presented identification cards resembling official CBI credentials and carried documents purportedly connected to the Staff Selection Commission. The accused claimed that they required confidential information about recruitment candidates as part of an ongoing CBI investigation.
How Was the Impersonation Exposed?
SSC officials became suspicious of the visitors’ claims and questioned them about their authority to access confidential records.
When the two men failed to produce valid authorisation, office staff and security personnel detained them for further questioning. During questioning, the accused allegedly admitted that their CBI identity cards and SSC-related documents were forged.
Following a complaint by Surajit Basak, assistant director of the SSC Eastern Region, police registered a First Information Report at Bhowanipore Police Station. The case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), covering forgery, cheating by impersonation and criminal conspiracy.
Police subsequently arrested Bose and Tanti at the SSC office and seized the fake identity cards, forged documents and other materials allegedly carried by them.
What Did the Police Investigation Reveal?
During interrogation, Bose reportedly disclosed information that led investigators to identify another person allegedly connected to the operation. Acting on this information, police seized the SUV used by the accused and arrested a third suspect, identified as Pallab Mondal.
Investigators are examining whether the three men were acting independently or had been instructed by other individuals to obtain confidential recruitment information. Police are also attempting to establish the motive behind the alleged impersonation and why the accused specifically targeted records maintained by the SSC’s Eastern Region office.
The incident has raised concerns about attempts to gain unauthorised access to sensitive recruitment information by misusing the identities of central investigative agency officials.
Further investigation is underway to determine the full circumstances of the alleged conspiracy and whether additional individuals were involved.
