New Delhi, July 17 -- A Delhi court has granted interim anticipatory bail to the accused of impersonating an official from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Anurag Thakur, and allegedly defrauding a complainant of Rs 16 lakh by promising discounted iPhones and electronics.

The prosecution alleged that Dasgupta forged official documents, including the signature of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Deputy Director Priyanka S. Agarwal, to present herself as a government representative. The MCA later confirmed that no such authorisation, employees, or transactions existed.

Appearing for the accused, namely Oindrila Dasgupta, the defence team led by Advocate Sumit Gehlot, along with Manju Gehlot and TS Thakran of Fidelegal Advocates & ...