{
  "id": 5170223,
  "title": "Govt Job Scam In MP: Conmen Pose As IAS, CBI Officers, Use AI-Made Fake Documents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/govt-job-scam-in-mp-conmen-pose-as-ias-cbi-officers-use-ai-made-fake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T20:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/govt-job-scam-in-mp-conmen-pose-as-ias-cbi-officers-use-ai-made-fake-documents"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Madhya Pradesh, conmen are posing as IAS, CBI, and other government officials to scam job-seeking youths. The latest incident involves alleged IAS officer Tripti Singh Rajput, who was arrested along with her brother on August 23. Tripti had impersonated an IAS officer, an additional director of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department, and even the head of the Human Resource Development Ministry to deceive individuals. Her alleged scheme was uncovered when four young men from Chanderi paid Rs 9.80 lakh for supposed government positions. On August 31, MP Nagar police apprehended Rishi Kumar Yadav, who had collected substantial sums from numerous unemployed individuals by claiming to be a CBI and Income Tax official. In February, a man claiming to be an IAS officer entered Mantralaya but was later revealed to be mentally unstable. In December 2025, a chemical engineer lost Rs 15 lakh to a Delhi-based gang promising him a high-profile government job, which was revealed after an IB officer caught the fraudster. Additionally, in November 2025, Vijay Mishra was arrested for posing as the brother-in-law of a woman IAS officer to defraud several youths. Police discovered that both Tripti and Rishi had used AI-generated fake documents, including a fake CBI identity card and forged Income Tax Department joining letters. A fourth fraud case has now been registered against Tripti, who allegedly posed as an additional director of MPSTDC and swindled a restaurant operator of Rs 50 lakh by promising a hotel lease. The fourth victim, Gagan Upvanshi, learned that Tripti was not an IAS officer before lodging a police complaint. The suspects are currently in jail, with Bagsewania police planning to seek a production warrant and bring them to Bhopal for questioning.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): From posing as fake IAS and IPS officers to claiming to be officials of the CBI, Income Tax Intelligence and IB, fraudsters are using fake identities to dupe youths seeking government jobs. The recent case of alleged fake IAS officer Tripti Singh Rajput is not an isolated incident. Tripti Singh Rajput (30) was arrested with her brother by Chanderi police on August 23. She…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}