Delhi Police get three-day remand of five arrested people impersonating as ED officials

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police came into action following a complaint filed by ED after a request from a Maharashtra based individual alleging that somebody had approached him with a fake notice of ED and demanded money for settlement of a purported case in the agency.

The request was forwarded by the federal financial probe agency to Delhi Police and the culprits were apprehended by the Crime Branch.

It has come to the notice of ED that in the recent past fake letters in the name of the agency were sent to various banks and certain individuals in Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi by certain unscrupulous elements.

"In the fake notice to the banks instructions were given for freezing of bank accounts of innocent traders/ individuals. Similarly fake summons or letters were issued to traders and individuals asking them to appear in the office of ED," the central probing agency said.

After initial verifications, clarifications were issued to the banks with direction to file police complaints for such fake letters.

The ED has been proactively pursuing with other states' police for apprehending culprits involved in harassing the public in the guise of ED officials, the agency added.