Fake document racket: Kashmir policeman, others held for duping people

Jammu and Kashmir police have busted a gang of impersonators posing as officials of Revenue Department and arrested two youth including a policeman for duping people.

Police sources said they have received inputs that an inter-district gang is active in Pulwom and Shupian who after acting as officials of Revenue Department are duping people on daily basis.

“This gang of impersonators possessed all important stamps and documents of the officials. They even prepared documents for the people to help them acquire Kisan Credit Card from the Jammu and Kashmir Bank,” Station House Officer in Pulwom Reyaz Ahmed said.

He added that for preparing fake land-related documents these conmen used to get Rs 15,000 to 20,000.

He said that they laid a trap and arrested a daily wager Inamul Haq Malik working as computer operator in Revenue Department. “During sustained interrogation the arrested youth divulged information and revealed the names of culprits involved operating this gang,” he added.

“We have also arrested a Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police constable Shafi Zargar son of Gani Zargar resident of Aglar Kandi and recovered some fake documents from his possession,” he said, adding that the accused constable posted at Tehsil Office in the district had prepared an officer’s card for himself.

“We have registered a case vide FIR number 172/2014 under section 467,468,471 of RPC and more arrests are expected in coming days,” he said.

“The police is further enquiring from the arrested persons and more clues are likely to come on surface about their past money deals of duping the innocent persons by impersonating as government officers,” he added.

Source: kashmirdispatch