A 2022-batch trainee IPS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre and two police personnel have been named in a criticism alleging that Rs 1 crore was sought and obtained to settle a cyber fraud case. The matter has gone to a particular CBI courtroom in Delhi, which has sought an Motion Taken Report (ATR) from the Chhattisgarh Director Normal of Police and the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Trainee IPS officer Rahul Bansal, together with Assistant Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar Rathore and constable Anshul Sharma, have been named as accused within the criticism. The complainant has additionally positioned alleged digital proof regarding the purported transactions earlier than the courtroom, together with WhatsApp chats and name recordings.
Based on the criticism, Bansal had earlier labored as an Revenue Tax inspector earlier than becoming a member of the Indian Police Service. After turning into an IPS officer, his first discipline posting was as a CSP in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district. It was throughout this posting that the cyber fraud allegations first surfaced. The criticism alleged that the Rs 1 crore fee was not made in a single transaction, and was transferred by means of hawala channels in two instalments of Rs 50 lakh every in Might 2026.
The complainant has approached the courtroom with alleged proof regarding the purported transaction and communications between the events. The fabric submitted earlier than the courtroom allegedly consists of WhatsApp conversations and name recordings.
The ATR is predicted to point what motion has been taken to date on the criticism and the allegations made towards the accused. The report might additionally present better readability on whether or not and the way the allegations are being investigated by the authorities.
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