Police arrest duo for making fake certificates

Some culprits still at large: Police

SRINAGAR: On the directions of Crime Branch, Jammu Kash­mir Police have busted a fake certificate racket after raiding Goods Carrier Companies at Transport Nagar in Parimpora area of Srinagar city.

A group of people earlier this month had lodged a complaint in the Crime Branch that the owners of two Goods Car­rier Companies have availed the services of a com­puter expert and they are mak­ing fake degree certificates, licenses, identity cards and bill books. The Crime Branch ac­cordingly informed the police station Parimpora that raided the offices of both the compa­nies and seized the computers as well as fake documents.

The Investigating Officer Abdul Rasheed told news agen­cy CNS that they managed to arrest two accused from the spot and are on the look­out for four others. “It may be a big scam. We are investigat­ing the matter and all efforts are on to nab the ab­sconding persons involved in the fraud,” he said and iden­tified the arrested accused as Computer Operator Aqib Ahmed Dar and Fayaz Ahmed Rather. (CNS)