Goa, Dec. 10 -- Goa Police have taken swift action to return 31 laptops donated by Vaibhav Thakar, an impersonator arrested by Mumbai Police in a massive Rs.2.8 crore cheating case. A directive issued Wednesday morning instructed all police stations across the state to immediately cease using the devices and return them, distancing the department from any association with the fraud accused.

Thakar, who had posed as a high-ranking official, met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant earlier this year before making the donation to the Goa Police Department. The laptops were intended to aid police operations, but following his arrest and exposure in the cheating scam, authorities moved quickly to reject the tainted gift.

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