HYDERABAD: Two persons, who were allegedly preparing
fake
land documents by using old non-judicial
stamp papers
, were arrested by Task Force sleuths on Monday.
Syed Feroz Ali, a document writer, and Bhanu Prakash, a DTP operator, were arrested and two Rs 100 non-judicial stamp papers, ten Rs 100 non-judicial stamp papers which were erased, 2,500 stamp papers, a
rubber stamp
making machine, document-erasing liquid bottles, hair dryer and other objects were recovered.
Police said that Syed Ali was a repeat offender, who was arrested twice in the past for a similar offence. During the lockdown, Syed Ali, who was facing a financial crisis, came in contact with Bhanu Prakash, who was a
licensed stamp vendor
in Saroornagar. His stamp vendor licence, however, expired in 2018.
Syed Ali used to procure old written or blank non-judicial stamp papers through various sources. After procuring the old stamp papers, he used to erase all the written matter and turn it into a plain document, using ink removers. Subsequently, these documents were handed over to Bhanu Prakash. Depending on the requirement, Syed Ali also used to preparefake and forged document using the laptop, scanner, printer and rubber stamp of government department.
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