Fake Drug Inspector Arrested in Jaipur for Extorting Chemists, Running Job Scam
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Jaipur: Police in Jaipur have arrested a man accused of deceiving several people by impersonating government officials, including a drug inspector and a secretariat officer. The accused allegedly used these false identities to extort money from medical store owners and to run a fake job placement scheme.
The accused has been identified as Arun Kumar, who was arrested by the Brahmpuri police on 10 March 2026 after evading authorities for nearly a year. Police had earlier announced a reward of ₹10,000 for information leading to his arrest. The investigation began after a complaint was filed at Brahmpuri Police Station on 17 February 2025 by Subhash Kumar, who accused Arun of cheating.
During the investigation, police discovered that the accused had devised a method to trap chemists. He would send one of his associates to a medical shop posing as a customer and ask for an MTP kit, which is legally sold only with a valid doctor’s prescription. If the shopkeeper sold the medicine without asking for a prescription, the interaction would be secretly recorded on video.
Later, Arun would contact the same shop owner pretending to be a drug inspector. Using the recorded video as evidence, he would threaten the chemist with legal action, licence cancellation, or raids. Out of fear of penalties and official trouble, several medical store owners reportedly paid him money to settle the matter.
Police officials stated that after his arrest, more victims have started approaching authorities and sharing their experiences of being threatened and forced to pay money.
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Apart from targeting pharmacy owners, the accused was also involved in a fake job recruitment scam. In November 2022, he contacted Deepak Kumar, whose son was unemployed, and promised to arrange a government job in the state secretariat. To make the offer appear genuine, he shared fabricated documents, photos taken inside the secretariat premises, and even agreements promising to return double the money if the job was not secured. Over time, the family reportedly paid him ₹3.20 lakh in several instalments.
Investigators also found that many documents seized from the accused were designed to resemble official government paperwork. These forged papers helped him gain the trust of victims and convince them that he had genuine authority.
Police further revealed that Arun had studied nursing at a private college in Vidhyadhar Nagar between 2016 and 2019 and later worked briefly in private hospitals before becoming involved in fraudulent activities. Officials suspect that his involvement in gambling and substance abuse pushed him toward criminal activities.
He also had a previous criminal case against him. In 2020, an assault case was registered at Brahmpuri police station. When police tried to arrest him in that case, he allegedly swallowed an Eno sachet, creating foam around his mouth and pretending that he had consumed poison, which caused confusion and allowed him to escape.
During searches conducted after his arrest, police recovered fake certificates, stamp papers without proper notarisation, forged seals, and documents written in an official style from locations connected to the accused. Authorities believe these materials were used to prepare fake agreements and documents to cheat victims.
The accused was later presented before a court and has been sent for further interrogation. Police are continuing their investigation and expect that more victims may come forward.
According to a recent media report by Bhaskar English, police have advised medical store owners and the public to verify the identity of officials and avoid paying money without proper confirmation while the investigation continues.
