India, May 26 -- Two Chennai-based men cheated people out of Rs.25 lakh by posing as officials appointed by a Union minister to a fake anti-corruption group, according to a CBI chargesheet filed in a local court.

The accused, Reningston Sales and Vincent Raju, allegedly created a fake organisation named the "Anti Corruption and Anti Crime (ACAC) Wing" and duped victims by claiming to be its senior office bearers.

To lend a semblance of credibility to their plan, the accused duo set up fake offices in Chennai and gave a non-existent address of Paharganj in the national capital as the "head office."

They also allegedly fabricated official-looking paraphernalia - including letterheads bearing the national emblem, rubber stamps, ID cards, ...