Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 24: Police claimed to have busted a fake tour operators’ racket run by three persons of Baramulla in the name of Junaid Holidays and Trip to Kashmir.
A police spokesman said the three persons have been arrested by Tourist police for cheating tourists in Srinagar. They have been identified as Umer Shah son of Ghulam Mohammad Shah and Zahoor Ahmed Shah son of Abdul Rahim Shah of Kakawthal, Baramulla were arrested from their rented rooms at Jawahar Nagar Srinagar.
“Some complaints were received by e-mail from various persons who have been cheated by these false companies. 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,” he said.
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.
“One laptop, receipt book of fake Tour & Travels, Fake Election Cards, cash worth Rs. 3,40,000, 6 mobile phones, 2 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 was recovered from their room,” the spokesman said.
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, the spokesman said.
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