Eight arrested after fake surety racket unearthed in Bengaluru
The racket was unearthed when court officials caught a man who appeared for the surety with fake land records and handed him over to the police seeking a detailed probe.
Based on his information, the police tracked down the gang members, identified as Rafiq, 35; Praveen Kumar, 32; Abhishek, 33; Govinda Nayak, 37; Dore Raj, 32; Abid Waseem, 48; Ahmed Zubair, 23, and Govinda Raju, 32.
The police have seized 47 fake Aadhaar cards, 122 fake seals from different departments, stamp papers, pen drives, and seven mobile phones from them.
According to the police, the accused were working as middlemen on the revenue office premises and sourced land documents from people coming for various works and got their photocopies.
The documents would then be fabricated with the biometrics of the accused to be used for the surety. The accused would charge ₹50,000 to ₹1 lakh depending upon the case, the police said.
The police are investigating further to ascertain the possible involvement of others in the case.
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