Overview
- Lokmanya Tilak Marg police arrested Vaibhav Paresh Thakar on December 7 and a court remanded him in custody until December 12.
- Investigators allege Thakar posed as a Maharashtra CMO class-one officer, offered Customs‑seized gold at a seven percent discount, and routed Rs 1.15 crore to a firm in his wife’s name.
- Officials say he carried a fake government ID, used a beaconed vehicle, held an assembly pass, and is suspected of accessing the Chief Minister’s residence; police are searching for his wife and other accused.
- Separately, L T Marg police filed two FIRs against artisans Amardeep Rambahadur Patwa and Raju Mathur Mandal over missing gold worth a combined ₹1.15 crore, with teams preparing to search in Bihar and Kolkata.
- In Thane, Manpada police registered a December 5 case against a couple and another person who allegedly took nearly Rs 70 lakh worth of gold on credit in October and then threatened the jeweller when pressed for payment.