Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 : The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch has cracked a gang of Thuggery, Cheating, impersonation with the arrest of one Kishore Kumar Mishra, a member of the gang and a Self-proclaimed RTI Activist .
STF sources said a fake ID of I & PR Department of Odisha government and many other incriminating documents were seized from his possession.
Kishore used to cheat, extort people claiming to be RTI activist and also fool people stating that he has close proximity with senior officers and can get them crusher license, liquor license, transfer/posting.
A resident of Berhampur Kishore having a master degree in Political Science has been living in Koraput for many years.
Bank accounts of Kishore show credit of more than Rs 2 crore in the last 2- 3 years with lots of cash deposits. Initial investigation suggests that Kishore is a member of a larger group indulging in Thuggery/ Cheating/ impersonation.
It was also noticed that this group uses some mule bank accounts including some accounts of dead persons.
