Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 22: Police today busted a fake job racket by arresting five people including two constables of Railway Protection Force.
A police spokesperson said that on a specific information Police Station Baramulla arrested five persons that were involved in the gang.
They have been identified as Hafizulla Lone son of Ghulam Hassan lone resident of Diver Lolab, Ashiq Hussain Naik son of Ghulam Nabi Naik resident of Kralgund Qazigund Kulgam and Ather-ul-Islam son of Abdul Samad Lone resident of Devar Lo lab Kupwara, Ajaz Ahmad Lone son of Abdul Gani lone resident of Tujjar Sharif Sopore and Abdul Rashid Wani son of Abdul Aziz Wani resident of Nagbal Khag Budgam.
They have been arrested “with fake and forged appointment orders in the Agriculture Department and registered a criminal case under FIR No. 17/2021 u/s 420, 467, 468, 471/IPC.”
The police said that during investigation, it came to fore that a gang is operating from Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla in which two constables of Railway Protection Force Budgam, running a fake Job racket and duped so many persons and collected hefty amounts.
“During the investigation of the case five persons have been arrested and three fake orders have been seized so for from the possession of accused persons. Investigation of the case is going on, further arrests and recoveries are expected,” the police said.
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