Jammu, July 01 (KS) : Jammu Police today busted a racket involved in preparation and sale of fake registration slips of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra – 2023 thereby duping devotees and the prime accused of this racket alongwith two of his associates have been arrested.
Senior Superintendent of Police in Jammu, Chandan Kohli told news agency Kashmir Scroll said that during examination of yatra registration slips of some devotees of ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, Jammu Administration found that some devotees possess fake slips.
Upon this cognizance was taken and investigation was set into motion wherein it came to fore that these devotees have been duped by a racket being run from Delhi wherein fake registration slips are being provided to the pilgrims.
A case in FIR 188/23 U/S 420 IPC was registered in Trikuta Nagar police station and investigation of the matter was set into motion. It was throughly probed by team of concerned PS, SDPO East and SP South Jammu.
During investigation, it came to fore that a man from Delhi is running a racket involved in preparation of these fake registration slips and than a team of Jammu police raided in Delhi and succeeded in arrest of accused namely Harender Verma son of Devinder Verma resident of West Rohtas Nagar, Shahdra Delhi.
Later two of his accused namely Daleep Prajapati son of Hari Chand, Vinod Kumar son of Jagan Nath were also arrested.
The main accused was involved in preparation of fake registration slips while other two associates were indulged in arranging bus service and medical certificates for devotees.
The accused were running this racket and selling fake registration slips to devotees duping them of their hard earned money.
During raid, a computer and printer used in the crime have also been seized and further investigation is going on.
SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli appealed devotees desiring to come on pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Ji to register themselves only through notified Government means and not to fall prey into the hands of these criminals—(KS)
