Gang preparing fake financial documents busted
Just two days after the arrest of three persons involved in a fake C-form sale racket, the district police busted a gang involved in preparing fake financial documents here today.
City Police Commissioner Gaurav Yadav claimed that the gangsters were involved in preparing fake documents like bank statements and loan statements and were “facilitating” students for procuring study visa in different countries.
The racket was being run from the premise of Education Boutique, Prime Tower. On a tip-off, the police laid a trap and nabbed three persons, Atul Vashisht, resident of Panchkula, Kamal Sehgal of the local Wariana, and Naresh Kumar, resident of the local Preet Nagar, Ladowali Road, from the Prime Tower.
Yadav revealed that Atul Vashisht runs Daffodils Study Abroad, Sector 22-C, Chandigarh, Kamal Sehgal runs Taff Educations, Green Park, near Narinder Cinema, Jalandhar, while Naresh Kumar runs Worldwide Career Consultants, Badwal Complex, near Narinder Cinema, Jalandhar.
Their fourth accomplice Pavit Brar, a Director of Education Boutique, is yet to be arrested. The police had recovered fabricated documents, supposed to be issued by different banks, from the arrested persons.
The racketeers used to advertise through media and were offering “readymade” documents to students desirous of going abroad for higher studies in different foreign countries.
A case under sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 471 and 120-B of the IPC was registered at Navi Baradari police station.