Jamnagar man sent to three-day police remand for posing as government lawyer

Ahmedabad rural court have sent Mayank Sanghani, an accused in a 2016 murder and extortion case to three days of police remand after it was revealed that he had absconded while on parole and later posed as a fake government lawyer to con people.

Sanghani had previously been lodged in Jamnagar Jail for a murder and extortion case involving a ₹2 crore ransom in 2016. He secured interim bail as an undertrial but absconded and remained at large for several years.

According to the prosecution, Sanghani, who has studied up to B Com, exploited his knowledge gained during his time in jail to impersonate a High Court public prosecutor. 

He allegedly downloaded daily bail hearing lists from the Gujarat High Court, identified names of undertrial defendants, and contacted their family members pretending to offer legal help in securing bail in exchange for money.

One such incident involved a woman from Chandlodia, whom Sanghani allegedly defrauded by claiming to be the public prosecutor in her husband’s bail matter. He took ₹20,000 in cash, promising not to oppose the bail filed by them in the court.

Police revealed that Sanghani was not cooperating during interrogation and is believed to have contacted and conned multiple families using this fraudulent method. 

Investigators are now trying to ascertain the extent of his operations, the number of victims, and whether any other individuals were involved in the scheme.

After hearing the arguments, the court had granted three day police remand to the accused.