Two held for attempting to pledge fake gold jewelry at Bantwal cooperative society
Mangaluru: Two persons were arrested by the Punjalkatte Police under charge of trying to pledge fake gold jewelry in an attempt to dupe a cooperative society.
The arrested men, Abdul Nazeer (43) and Pramod P (50), learned to be from Bantwal taluk, have been produced in court.
Punjalkatte Police have registered a cheating case against the duo reportedly after receiving a complaint on fake gold jewelry having been pledged at a cooperative bank branch in Bantwal taluk.
The complainant, Ashwita (34), is learned to be the manager at Odiyoor Sri Vividoddesha Souharda Sahakari Sangha, Madanthyar branch, located in Parenki village of Belthangady taluk.
The complaint told the police that two customers visited her branch on February 1 and said they wanted to pledge gold jewelry in the name of one Abdul Nazeer. The duo handed over three gold chains to the branch staff. The appraisers, who verified the chains, however, found them to be fake.
Punjalkatte Police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 Sections 318(4), 62 with 3(5) and, after a probe into the matter, arrested the two suspects.
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
