Metro India News | Hyderabad 

In a coordinated operation, the sleuths of the SOT, LB Nagar Zone, along with the Saroor Nagar police, arrested six accused persons for their involvement in a sophisticated forgery racket. Arrested identified as Thota Venkata Bhanu Prakash (55), Thota Sagarika (38), Addaguduru Chandrashekar (64), Addaguduru Anil (35), Md Jaleel (33) and Jalla Kishore Kumar (44).Police seized various bond papers, empty stamp papers, old looking papers, 48 fake birth certificates, 5 fake caste certificates, 11 fake income certificates and Rubber stamps from them.

On Thursday, based on credible information, the police teams conducted a raid on Saathwik Enterprises located opposite the Municipal Office in Saroor Nagar and held six accused persons, who were involved in the preparation and sale of fake sale deeds, birth and caste certificates using outdated non-judicial stamp papers, counterfeit rubber stamps, and forged signatures. These forged documents were being sold to land grabbers and fraudsters for substantial profits, consequently causing severe civil disputes and legal complications for genuine individuals.

Investigation revealed that A1 and A2 had been operating Saathwik Enterprises for the past nine years. Initially, they were engaged in preparing legal documentation such as rental agreements, affidavits, and sale deeds using genuine non-judicial stamp papers procured from A3 and A4. However, over time, A1 began exploiting the system by procuring unused and outdated stamp papers at higher rates from A3 and A4.

He would then erase existing details on the stamp papers using chemicals like Rin Ala and thinner, forge rubber stamps and signatures of notary advocates, licensed stamp vendors, medical professionals and government officials and prepare counterfeit sale deeds. These fake documents were sold at a rate of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000 each.