Gorakhpur: Fake IAS Lalit Kishore, 2 aides, nabbed for multi-crore fraud

• A fake IAS officer, Lalit Kishore, was arrested in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, along with two accomplices for defrauding people.
• Lalit Kishore posed as "Gaurav Singh" and swindled crores from individuals in UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, and MP by promising government jobs and contracts.
• Police recovered approximately 4 lakh cash, jewelry, and various forged documents from the accused.
• The scam was exposed when a businessman was caught with 99.9 lakh cash, which was a bribe intended for the fake IAS for a job.
• Lalit Kishore was also wanted in a separate 2 crore fraud case.

Why It Matters: Arrest of a fake IAS officer exposes a massive fraud, cautioning against similar scams.