‘Forgery expert’ discloses racket in courts, KDA, KMC
Police claimed to have arrested a suspect running a racket of forged papers in the City Courts, Karachi Development Authority (KDA) and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).
Central District Police spokesman said that a team of Sharae Noor Jahan police station has arrested a suspect, Khalil Ahmed, on charges of making forged documents for presenting before courts, government agencies and also for assisting fraudsters.
The suspect and his coterie of City Court clerks were making documents for land mafia, illegal construction, land grabbing, besides providing fake identities to illegal immigrants, police spokesman said. Bail bonds, property deeds, nikahnama, divorce decree, inheritance certificate, you name it he made it, he said. Owing to expertise in forgery, Ahmed helped number of Afghan nationals get requisite documents to acquire Pakistani Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs).
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The spokesman added that during preliminary investigation, the accused provided information about his links with Taliban commanders.
As per police, Ahmed used to make fake CNICs for Taliban and illegal immigrants. Robberies Moreover, police claimed that Ahmed disclosed durng interrogation that he committed robberies at the homes of government officials with the help of his associates. The suspect and his partners working in the premises of City Courts had detailed knowledge of the officials they would rob.
"The suspets used to plan robberies in the City Courts canteen," police said. Khizar Hayat, an AntiVehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) officer, also assisted the accused and provided arms and getaway vehicles for robberies. Police said that Ahmed revealed during questioning that some City Court also supported the gang. The suspect allegedly named Afaq, Amjad, Salman, Allah Bakhsh, Muneer, and Saleem Baig as his facilitators.
Land Mafia The police spokesman said they have found out during investigations that Ahmed's alleged partner in crime, Raees, used to make counterfeit files of plots in the city and sell these to land gabbers and people carrying out illegal constructions. Ahmed and Raees also cheated simple people by selling them fake files of plots.
The accused worked with officers of KDA, KMC, and other agencies to make and sell fake files for many years. One of their accomplices Abida Khatoon presented herself as the owner of the property and the forged documents were made on her or her so called deceased husband. After selling the fake file, the suspects would disappear leaving the buyers short of millions of rupees.