GURUGRAM: Seemingly inspired by Bollywood heist film ‘Special 26’ in which conmen pose as CBI officers and conduct raids to rob politicians and businessmen of their money, a person impersonating an income-tax ( I-T officer tried to cheat two industrialists based in Manesar.The accused, who is yet to be identified, called the industrialists (partners) and offered to stop an I-T raid which he claimed was going to take place in their manufacturing unit He shared the details of a bank account and directed them to transfer Rs 2.5 lakh, if they wished to stop the raid. However, suspecting his credentials, the industrialists refused to pay and the accused then started to issue threats.An FIR has been registered against the person.Around 9.30am on Wednesday, industrialist Rajiv Kumar who has a manufacturing unit in Manesar’s Sector 7 received a call on his mobile phone. The caller identified himself as inspector Ajay Kumar from the income tax department and informed him that officials were going to conduct a raid at his unit the same day. Kumar told the caller that he looked after the technical work while his partner Yashpal Bhutani looked after the administration.At 10am, Bhutani received a call on his mobile phone from the same person and was given the option of paying Rs 2.5 lakh to stop the IT raid.The caller shared details of a SBI account and asked Bhutani to make an online deposit. Bhutani received two-three calls in the next few minutes and the caller tried to convince him to transfer the money immediately.“But suspecting the credentials of the caller, Bhutani discussed the matter with me and we decided not to pay,” said Kumar in his complaint to police . After an hour, Bhutani received another call and this time, he refused to pay, saying he knew that the caller was not an IT officer. At this, the caller lost his cool and started issuing threats.Later the industrialists approached police and an FIR was registered against the caller at the Manesar police station under IPC sections 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation). Police said that it was likely that the accused had cheated a few industrialists using the modus operandi.Police spokesperson Subhash Boken said that police were trying to find the accused on the basis of the mobile number and the bank account number. “Usually fraudsters use a dummy account (opened in the name of another person). But we hope to nab him soon,” he said.

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