Two more FIRs have been registered against Vipra Sharma, who is accused of posing as an IAS officer, SDM and ADM and allegedly cheating people on the promise of securing government jobs. In both cases, complainants have alleged that Sharma took substantial amounts of money but neither arranged the promised jobs nor returned the full amount. Police said 43 cases have now been registered against the alleged network involving people posing as government officers.
The first case was registered on the complaint of Sunny Singh, a resident of Jatavpura in Premnagar. Singh was working as a salesman at a fashion store near Selection Point Crossing. According to the complaint, Sharma, a resident of Golden Green Park, used to visit the store for shopping. During their interactions, she allegedly introduced herself as an SDM and assured Singh that she could arrange a government job for him as a Group-C employee or clerk.
Sharma allegedly told Singh that securing the job would require around ₹8 lakh. Believing her assurances, Singh reportedly paid around ₹1.75 lakh between March 10, 2024 and November 8, 2025. When the promised job did not materialise, Singh demanded his money back. The complaint alleges that Sharma continued to delay him instead of returning the amount.
Singh later came to know that Sharma had already been jailed in an alleged cheating case. He subsequently approached Baradari police station and lodged a complaint against her.
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The second FIR was registered following a complaint by Sunil Yadav, a resident of Kalibari. According to Yadav, Sharma used to visit him during 2022-23 while teaching computer skills to a young man. During this period, she allegedly introduced herself as an SDM and claimed that she had already secured a government secretariat job for another person.
Yadav allegedly believed her claims and paid a total of ₹6.5 lakh for government jobs for his brother Sudhir Yadav, Jasveer Yadav and his friend Arun. After receiving the money, appointment letters allegedly began arriving by post. Whenever the joining date approached, another appointment letter was reportedly sent, allegedly creating the impression that the recruitment process was moving forward.
After a considerable period passed without any actual joining, Yadav began suspecting that he had been cheated. When he demanded the return of his money, Sharma allegedly kept delaying the matter by claiming that postings were being arranged in different districts.
According to the complaint, Sharma eventually returned ₹2.25 lakh after pressure was applied, but allegedly failed to return the remaining amount. Yadav approached the police after reports about Sharma’s alleged fraudulent activities surfaced in the media.
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Police had exposed the alleged fake-officer network on April 28. During the operation, Vipra Sharma, her sister Shikha and maternal cousin Diksha Pathak were arrested and sent to jail. Police said some other accused linked to the alleged network, including Sharma’s father Virendra Sharma, are still absconding.
According to police, Sharma allegedly introduced herself as an IAS officer and presented herself as an SDM or ADM before people. Her sisters allegedly approached young people looking for government jobs, gained their confidence and connected them with the alleged network.
The alleged operation involved collecting money on the promise of government employment and using appointment letters to keep victims convinced that their recruitment was progressing. Police are now examining the role of other individuals allegedly linked to the network and tracing the financial transactions connected with the complaints.
Police said 43 cases have so far been registered against the alleged network at Baradari, Kotwali, Subhash Nagar, Qila and Izzatnagar police stations. Following the registration of the two latest FIRs, investigators are examining whether additional complainants and financial transactions are linked to the alleged recruitment fraud.
