early times report
Rajouri, Dec 23: Rajouri Police have busted a fake rubber stamp-cum-forged document racket being operated in Thanamandi tehsil and recovered more than 8 forged rubber stamps of various Government departments meant for official use.
Three persons including a Forest Protection Force employee were arrested by the police and were booked under Sections 419,420,468 and 469 RPC. The lid was taken off from the network when police intercepted a Tata Mobile during routine check and recovered the stamps on Friday. During sustained interrogation, Mohd Sharief driver disclosed the details about the stamps and on his disclosure Waqar Qureshi, mastermind and Mohd Mushtaq of Shahadra were also arrested by the police.
Mubassir Latifie , district SP while confirming that investigation is on and said more arrests can't be ruled out in future.
Eight forged rubber stamps including those of Executive Engineer, PWD Rajouri, Punjab Police Academy, Town Planner, Rajouri and Poonch range, President Municipality Rajouri, Range Officer Social Forestry, Jammu Range, Deputy Director, Forest protection force Rajouri, Junior Scientist, Pollution Control Board Rajouri and Poonch, Assistant Director Tourism Development Authority Rajouri.
A specially constituted team has also raided Prakash Stationers the stamp maker from Pacca Danga area of Jammu and arrested the owner identified as Manleshwar Gupta son of Om Prakash Gupta, police said.
Sources said, Waqar is also an architect and he used these stamps for providing departmental clearance like NOC's in many project works in the area police during the investigation has also recovered some files including prominent projects.
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