{"id":109879,"date":"2025-08-11T21:35:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=109879"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:35:37","slug":"indian-police-arrest-fake-cops-running-crime-bureau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/109879\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian police arrest fake cops running &#8216;crime bureau&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International Desk(National Times)- Indian police have arrested six men for allegedly posing as police and extorting &#8220;donations&#8221; from a rented office labelled a &#8220;crime investigative bureau&#8221;. The &#8220;International Police and Crime Investigation Bureau&#8221;, run from an office decorated with &#8220;police-like colours and logos&#8221;, was located in New Delhi satellite city Noida, police said in a statement late Sunday. The accused forged documents and certificates and ran a website where they sought &#8220;donations&#8221; from victims, police said. They also claimed they had an &#8220;affiliation with Interpol&#8221; and other international crime units. &#8220;The perpetrators presented themselves as public servants,&#8221; the police said. Police recovered several mobile phones, chequebooks, stamp seals and identity cards. The arrests come just weeks after a man was arrested for allegedly running a fake embassy from a rented house near New Delhi and duping job seekers of money with promises of employment abroad. The accused was operating an illegal &#8220;West Arctic embassy&#8221; and claimed to be the ambassador of fictional nations including &#8220;West Arctica, Saborga, Poulvia, Lodonia&#8221;. Harsh Vardhan Jain, 47, was operating in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, which neigbhours the capital, local police said. 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