The accused, identified as Gaurav Kumar from Amritsar, was taken into custody in Dehradun after police alleged that he posed as Kanishk Singh, a former secretary to Rahul Gandhi, to gain the trust of Congress leaders and collect money in exchange for promises of party posts and election tickets.
According to police, Kumar used a fake Truecaller profile in Kanishk Singh’s name and contacted Congress leaders in states including Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. Investigators claim he created an elaborate network of deception by using recordings of voices purported to be senior Congress leaders during phone calls.
