Ganderbal, September 12: Police in Ganderbal have booked a notorious fraudster, Illyas Hameed Bhat son of Abdul Hameed Bhat resident of Bakura, Ganderbal, for impersonating as an influential/high-ranking Government officer.
A case vide FIR No. 136/2025 has been registered at Police Station Ganderbal against him. Investigation has revealed that the accused impersonated at different times as DySP NIA, Administrator in Kashmir University and even as a senior officer in the Enforcement Directorate. By posing as a senior government officer, the accused lured and cheated several individuals on the pretext of providing government jobs, in return for money.
He also prepared fake and forged documents, including job appointment letters and identity cards. After getting the warrant from the court, police conducted a search today at his residence and recovered incriminating material, including forged job appointment orders and fake identity cards.
It is pertinent to mention that one FIR has already been registered against him in Police Station Nishat, Srinagar, in a similar case. Ganderbal Police appeals to the general public that if anyone has been cheated or defrauded by the said individual, they should come forward and report the matter to the Police.
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