Srinagar: Tourist police busted a fake tour operators racket who used to cheat many tourists in Srinagar. Three persons running the fake agencies have been arrested.
In a police statement issued to KNS, tourist police Srinagar registered a case on 26.10.2013 after it came to surface that some unknown persons have established fake tour and travel agencies in Kashmir under the name of Junaid Holidays and Trip to Kashmir etc and are duping gullible tourists on their visit to Kashmir. Some complaints were also received by e-mail from various persons who have been cheated by these false companies.
During the investigation it was revealed that these persons have launched these fake agencies on internet and using websites. They cheated the people who intend to visit Kashmir by offering them cheaper packages. They used different cell numbers and bank accounts numbers to cheat the tourists.
Further investigations by Tourist police led to the arrest of three persons running the fake agencies. Umer Shah son of Ghulam Mohammad Shah and Zahoor Ahmed Shah son of Abdul Rahim Shah residents of Kakawthal, Baramulla were arrested from their rented rooms at Jawahar Nagar Srinagar.
Tourist police recovered 1 lap top, receipt book of fake Tour & Travels, Fake Election Cards, cash worth Rs. 3,40,000/- Three lacs forty thousand, 6 Mobile phones, 02 cars (One I-10 and a Santro) from their instances, besides froze a Bank account in HDFC Bank Raj Bagh with Rs. 4,07.079/-. The accused confessed to their crime and led to another person Tahir Ahmed Sheikh who used to prepare fake Election Cards at Mustafa Abad HMT Srinagar for them. Further investigations are in progress. (KNS)