Kolkata police arrest three men accused of posing as CBI officers at SSC office; fake IDs and forged job letters seized

What happened

Nation Press, The Times of India and India Today reported on 11 November 2026 that Kolkata Police's Bhowanipore police station arrested three men who allegedly posed as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers at the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Eastern Region office in Nizam Palace, Kolkata, and tried to obtain candidate files and confidential recruitment records. According to The Times of India and India Today, two of the men arrived in an SUV bearing 'Government of India' signage, one allegedly claiming to be a CBI Deputy Superintendent of Police and the other a sub-inspector, and showed fake CBI identity cards and forged SSC-related documents; SSC officials grew suspicious when they could not produce any authorisation and alerted police, and a third man was arrested later. Police said fake CBI identity cards, forged documents including appointment letters on central-ministry letterheads, and the car were seized, and they are examining whether the men were part of a job-fraud racket targeting government-job aspirants. The CBI and SSC were impersonated and are not involved. Reports differ on the men's names and on the day of the incident, so they are not named here. The allegations are unproven.

How the scam works

Government-impersonation teams sometimes arrive in person with fake identity cards, official-looking vehicles and forged letters, and ask for files or a payment connected with a job, a refund or an investigation. According to the outlets cited, SSC staff became suspicious when the visitors could not show authorisation and called police. The CBI and the SSC were impersonated and are not involved. The men have been arrested and are accused; the allegations are unproven, and because mainstream reports disagree on their names they are not named here.

A genuine CBI or SSC official can be checked through the organisation's published contact routes. Do not hand over files, originals or money on the strength of a card or a car sticker alone, and report anyone who claims to be from those bodies without verifiable authorisation.

Source

Nation Press, 11 November 2026 (also posted on X by @np_nationpress, 5:02 AM ET), with additional reporting by The Times of India and India Today: https://www.nationpress.com/national/fake-cbi-trio-busted-at-kolkatas-ssc-office

https://x.com/np_nationpress/status/2120457193380364735

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cbi-men-try-to-take-away-documents-from-ssc-office-arrested/articleshow/135747077.cms

https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/kolkata/story/kolkata-police-fake-cbi-officers-arrested-ssc-recruitment-records-3036827-2026-11-11