Baramula Police on Monday said to have arrested a man impersonating as DySP and Sub-inspector in Kunzer Baramulla; Cash amounting 40,000 recovered from his possession.
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In a statement issued to Asian News Hub (ANH), a police spokesman said, Police Station Kunzer have successfully apprehended a fraudulent individual who had been impersonating law enforcement officials and scamming innocent citizens. The accused, identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, son of Ghulam Mohammad Wani and resident of Barzulla Dhobivan, Tehsil Karhama, was taken into custody following a written complaint.
He said, investigation has proved that the accused had been operating under false pretenses, presenting himself as both a Sub-Inspector and a DySP, in order to deceive unsuspecting individuals. Through this deceitful scheme, the accused managed to fraudulently extract a sum of Rupees 90,000 from the complainant.
Upon which Police Station were able to recover and seize Rupees 40,000 of the ill-gotten funds, which were earned through various fraudulent activities.
The case has been registered under FIR No. 83/2023 U/S 419,420 IPC in PS Kunzer, reflecting the seriousness of the charges against the accused, he spokesman added.
