Bihar police bust fake police station in Banka, seven arrested so far

Bihar police arrested a gang that was allegedly running a fake government office inside a guest house near the Banka's police station, reported news agency ANI.

The gang was conducting their operation under the nose of the Banka police and Banka administration brazenly using police uniforms of sub-inspectors and guards.

Police arrested the mastermind of the gang, Bhola Yadav, and Alka Devi on August 17. Earlier, five accused identified as Anita Murmu, Aakash Manjhi, Ramesh Kumar, Wakil Kumar, and Julie Kumari Manjhi were arrested.


"Bhola Yadav and Alka Devi have been arrested for duping people on the pretext of helping them get benefits of government schemes. They also ran a fake government office where a person dressed as police personnel and the guard were kept. Seven have been arrested so far," said Satya Prakash, Superintendent of Police of Banka, to ANI.

He added, "The fraudsters were so well-placed within the office set up in Anurag Guest House that a common citizen would have easily mistaken them to be government employees, but the police officials have busted this fake police station".

A country-made pistol, electoral cards issued by Banka BDO, over 500 application forms of PM Aawas Yojna, four police uniforms, bank cheque books, five mobile phones, a seal of Janata Dal (United) district president, fake identity cards, and other incriminating materials were recovered from their possession.

As per preliminary investigations Bhola set up an office in the name of the Escort Police Team in Patna, and conned people.

The notorious gang also collected extortion money from different ongoing government projects on the pretext of inquiry.

With inputs from ANI