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Fake certificate racket unearthed, three held in Kulgam
3 cheques worth Rs two lakh twenty thousand recovered from accused
12/12/2015 10:46:24 PM
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report

Kulgam, Dec 12: Kulgam police today claimed to have unearthed a fake certificate racket with the arrest of three members of gang involved in issuing fake Revenue and Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) in this southern district. Police also have recovered three cheques amounting to Rs two lakh twenty thousand have also been recovered from their possession. Police sources have identified the accused as Farooq Ahmed Padroo, Muhammad Abbas Dar of Narsingpora Kulgam and Nisar Wali Lone of Awgam Kulgam.
"Fake stamps, bank cheques, certificates and material required to prepare the forged documents were seized from their possession, police sources said. While sharing brief fact of the case with Early Times, they said that police and revenue department jointly initiated investigation into Fake Certificate Racket scam after two private banks sought verification report from Tehsildar Kulgam regarding a piece of land 'a person had approached a private bank for loan and had submitted revenue documents of the land with the bank.' "In the process the bank authorities had to sought verification report from Tehsildar Kulgam but during verification it fraud got surfaced revealing the land doesn't belong to the person who had approached Bank for a loan," Police sources said. They said that Tehsildar Kulgam then brought the matter into the notice of District Development Commissioner, who ordered a probe. "During the investigation a person from Kanipora Kulgam identified as Farooq Ahmed Padroo confessed his offence that he along with aforesaid two associates have been issuing fake PRCs, Revenue and other certificates to people in exchange of money, they said. "Three bank cheques amounting to Rs two lakh twenty thousand were also recovered from these imposters, sources said. According to sources, accused were active in the district for quite some time and have provided fake documents to many people who have managed to get KCC loans from JK Bank. "They (accused) were issuing fake certificates to customers charging Rs 2,000 to Rs 5000 for each," they added. Meanwhile concerned Police have registered case under FIR No 246/2015 u/s 420,467,468,471,472,473 RPC.
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