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Fugitive Amandeep Kamboj, alias Aman Skoda, implicated in 33 criminal cases, was arrested on Friday in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, via a police team from Fazilka.
“For a year, an intense police manhunt was conducted, but Skoda managed to evade arrest. It cleverly used a VPN (virtual personal network) instead of a traditional cellular network. However, recent developments have provided the team with red herrings, which point to Skoda’s brand. presence in Varanasi,” said Ranjit Singh Dhillon, deputy inspector general of Ferozepur Range police, who has been appointed as a nodal officer in the case.
“For more than four days, Fazilka’s police team has been stationed in Varanasi. Today they have effectively detained him and will be back on Saturday morning,” Dhillon said. “During the operation, the police team made wonderful efforts, and some members even cut their hair to raise suspicions,” said an official close to the arrest operation.
There were 18 FIRs opposed to Skoda in Fazilka, followed by 8 in Ferozepur. Other districts where anti-government charges were recorded include Moga, Patiala, Mohali and Fatehgarh Sahib.
The Additional Director General of Police, Public Order and DIG, Ferozepur Range, had filed affidavits with the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on 24 February, stating that court orders had been complied with and the salaries of all jurisdictional police officers had been respected. 6 Districts had been attached.
Punjab police leader Gaurav Yadav had DIG, Ferozepur, the nodal officer, and police leaders from Fazilka and Moga districts help him capture Skoda.
In the meantime, a vigilance circular was issued against the fugitive and the seizure of his farmland. A eulogy of ₹2 lakh has been announced for anyone who has provided data on Skoda.
The scenario report submitted through Punjab to the court, the SIT investigation indicates that Skoda was in contact with senior Punjab police officers. “Skoda would have used two Aadhar cards and PAN cards. He went hand-in-hand with senior police, civilian and judicial officials and allegedly exchanged huge sums of cash to arrange recruitments, transfers and privileged assignments in government departments, specifically in the Punjab police,” a senior police official said, requesting anonymity.
“It was thanks to his strong network within the police that he managed to evade arrest for so long,” the official said.
“Their interrogation could reveal the names of senior officials who were involved in embezzlement in collusion with Skoda over two decades. All those corrupt elements will have to face the truth according to the law,” he added.