BARAMULLA: Baramulla police said that they busted a fake job racket in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and arrested five people including two constables of railway protection force, while three fake appointment orders were also seized from the accused persons.
In a statement Baramulla police said that, on a specific information police station Baramulla arrested five persons including two constables of railway protection forces and during the course of investigation it came to fore that a gang is operating from Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla in which two constables of railway protection force Budgam, running a fake job racket and duped so many persons and collected hefty amounts. They said that these people were providing fake appointment orders to people in the department of agriculture against huge amounts.
The police identify the accused persons as Hafizulla Lone son of Gulam Hassan Lone of Diver Lolab, Ashiq Hussain Naik son of Ghulam Nabi Naik of Kralgund Qazigund Kulgam, Ather-ul-islam son of Abdul Samad Lone of Devar Lolab Kupwara, Ajaz ahmad Lone son of Abdul Gani Lone of Tujer Sharif Sopore an Abdul Rashid Wani son of Abdul Aziz Wani resident of Nagbal khag Budgam.
Police said that a case under first information report (FIR) number 17/2021 under section 420,467,468,471/IPC has been registered in police station Baramulla and more arrests are expected.

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