Man posing as serving Indian Army officer, duping people for Army recruitment, arrested in Mangaluru
Army Intelligence carried the operation jointly with local police
Mangaluru: Military Intelligence Unit in a joint operation with Mangaluru Police on Sunday arrested one person for allegedly cheating people by claiming to be a Junior Commissioned Officer in Indian Army.
The arrested accused has been identified as Manjunath Reddy, who was staying in his rented house at Lord Krishna Estate in Surathkal.
According to an official press release issued after Reddy’s arrest “Items related to Army uniform, used by imposter to pose as serving Indian Army Soldier including scanned fake Indian Army Identity Card, Fake Indian Army Dependent card and fake Indian Army rubber stamps were recovered from the house of imposter”.
The press statement added that the initial investigation into the matter revealed Reddy was earlier working inside “Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Belgau” campus as a civilian employee from where he purchased all the Army dress. Reddy has also said that he posed as Army Junior Commissioned Officer of the rank of naib subedar/subedar/subedar major and organised various public events like felicitation ceremonies for retired and families of martyred Army personnel. Through which he gained trust of people and later promised them of getting job in the Indian Army to serve as Soldier by taking money from them.
Reddy has reportedly duped various individuals and families of lakhs of rupees in the name of recruiting them in Indian Army. The Army Intelligence and Police team investigating the matter suspects a huge fake recruitment racket being run by fraudulent agents/imposters to make money. The team also suspects that Reddy will not be the lone member of the nexus and may have people from inside Army especially from Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Belgaum who might assist/guide the imposter in carrying such activities.
The army intelligence team was led by Major Swathi Srivalli Dharwadkar along with Mangaluru North Subdivision ACP. Further investigations into the matter are underway.
The press statement also warned people from being scammed by such imposters and added that Army selection is not done by means of paying money and no Army personnel will ask for money to provide direct recruitment order. It also urged people to use right channel for Army recruitment which is only by registering online on www.joinindianarmy.gov.in
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Pak police registers case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on LeT co-founder
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Lahore (PTI): Pakistan's Punjab Police on Friday registered a case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza, who suffered bullet injuries in the attack in Lahore.
On Thursday, two unidentified gunmen riding on a bike opened fire on the vehicle of the private TV channel 24NewsHD TV, owned by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, on Peco Road in Lahore near the TV channel's office.
In the attack, Hamza suffered bullet injuries.
"The FIR has been registered against unidentified gunmen, but it is sealed forthwith," a senior police officer told PTI.
He said the intelligence agencies have taken over this case from the police, and they are currently investigating the matter.
The channel's religious programme host Justice (retd.) Nazir Ahmed Ghazi and Hamza were in the vehicle when it was attacked. Hamza was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Punjab police on Friday said that "upon receiving information about the incident, the SSP Operations immediately reached the scene and a high alert was imposed in the area. SSP Operations Tauqeer Naeem also met the affected individuals. Thankfully, all present in the vehicle remained safe during the firing."
It further said senior police officers of the Township and Chung, along with a heavy police contingent, were present at the scene.
"Police collected evidence from the site and initiated an investigation. Efforts to arrest the suspects are underway using CCTV footage and geo-fencing techniques. Search and sweep operations are being conducted at various locations, with scrutiny of suspicious individuals ongoing," police said.
It added that those involved in the incident will be traced and arrested soon.
The police sources said that Hamza has been shifted to his residence in Jauhar Town, Lahore, where police and agency personnel met him.
The leadership of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a political front of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD), including Hafiz Saeed's son Hafiz Talha Saeed, also called on him.
TV host retired Justice Ghazi, who remained unhurt in the attack, remained a legal counsel for Hafiz Saeed, they said.
The PMML has strongly condemned the attack on Hamza and demanded that those involved in the incident be arrested immediately.
Hamza is regarded as LeT's second most important leader after its chief Hafiz Saeed, who has been in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2019 after getting convicted for several years in terror financing cases.
Hamza has been designated as a terrorist by the US. In the past, he served as the head of LeT's "special campaigns" department.
In 2018, Hamza formed a fundraising group for the LeT following a ban on the JuD and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation by the Pakistani government.
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