{"id":10803,"date":"2026-08-10T14:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10803"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:32:32","slug":"ias-officer-posing-as-ajit-dovals-undercover-agent-held-cops-seize-tesla-car-liquor-stash-patna-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10803","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;IAS officer&#8217; posing as Ajit Doval&#8217;s &#8216;undercover agent&#8217; held, cops seize Tesla car, liquor stash | Patna News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133101723,imgsize-118355,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg\" alt=\"'IAS officer' posing as Ajit Doval's 'undercover agent' held, cops seize Tesla car, liquor stash&lt;b&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;\" title=\"A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested.\">A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>KHAGARIA: A man allegedly posing as an IAS officer and claiming to be an undercover agent working under National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was arrested in Bihar\u2019s Khagaria district, police said on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The accused, identified as Manish Gupta, was arrested from his residence in Jamalpur under the Gogri police station area following a tip-off, Khagaria SP Bhanu Pratap Singh said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Police said Gupta allegedly presented himself as a senior government official and was involved in fraudulent activities in different parts of Bihar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>During interrogation, Gupta allegedly showed police a Central Vigilance Commission card and claimed that he worked as an undercover agent under Doval. <!-- -->He also produced an identity card identifying him as an IAS officer. Preliminary investigation, however, found the claims to be false, the SP said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>A search of his residence led to the recovery of more than 31 litres of imported foreign liquor, a large quantity of beer, a Tesla car equipped with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature and displaying a \u2018Government of India\u2019 board, as well as a Tata Safari.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Police also recovered five iPhones, 20 credit cards, eight debit cards, four cheque books and other articles from the premises.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The Tesla, which has the FSD feature, is considered rare in India, Singh said. Police also found two horns allegedly belonging to a barasingha (swamp deer), possession of which is punishable under the Wildlife Protection Act.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Police are now examining Gupta\u2019s assets and properties with the help of specialised agencies, including the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>\u201cHis assets appear to have been acquired through fraud, deception or corruption,\u201d Singh said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The SP said a large-scale investigation would be conducted to determine the extent of the alleged fraud and impersonation, besides tracing the source of Gupta\u2019s assets.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/patna\/ias-officer-posing-as-ajit-dovals-undercover-agent-held-cops-seize-tesla-car-liquor-stash\/articleshow\/133101268.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested. KHAGARIA: A man allegedly posing as an IAS officer and claiming to be an undercover agent working under National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was arrested in Bihar\u2019s Khagaria district, police said on Monday.The accused, identified as Manish Gupta, was arrested from his residence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-man-impersonating-an-ias-officer-and-claiming-nsa-links-was-arrested.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"A man impersonating an IAS officer and claiming NSA links was arrested. 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