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UP STF Arrests Noida Man Accused of Posing as RAW Officer, Seizes Cache of Forged IDs

Police say investigators are reviewing extensive seized documents to map possible identity-related financial fraud.

Overview

  • The suspect was detained on Tuesday evening in Noida and is reported in different accounts as Sunil or Suneet Kumar from Bihar’s Vaishali district, currently residing in Greater Noida.
  • Officers recovered a forged RAW identity card bearing his photograph along with two fake IDs, 20 cheque books, eight bank cards, five PAN cards, 17 agreements, two Aadhaar cards and three voter IDs.
  • STF officials said he also portrayed himself as an Army Major or Colonel and used fabricated paperwork to rent housing in residential societies.
  • Police reported he set up companies and routed transactions exceeding Rs 3 crore in 10 months to inflate a mental health firm’s valuation, with about Rs 81 lakh frozen across two bank accounts.
  • A case has been registered under BNS provisions and the IT Act, and officials say inquiries continue to establish the scope of alleged fraud; no official link to other security investigations has been announced.