Father & son duo forge docus, stamps in Adilabad; busted

HYDERABAD: A 61-year-old offender has been arrested for creating forged documents of various govt departments through his son and supplying them to people for money. Police seized forged documents and rubber stamps from his possession. The accused, Ladve Badrinath, was arrested during a raid on his Shantinagar residence in Adilabad late on Friday, while his son and alleged mastermind, Ladve Rahul Kumar, 34, remains on the run.According to Adilabad superintendent of police (SP) Akhil Mahajan, "The duo was preparing a wide range of fake documents ranging from birth certificates to RTO vehicle-release orders." During past few months, Rahul, posing as a document writer, forged govt plot allotment papers, municipal trade licences, Aadhaar cards, building permits, marriage certificates, and even job appointment letters in the name of Mahalaxmi Manpower and Placement Services. Police seized fake stamps of various govt departments, computers, hard disks, and fake documents from accused. A suo motu case was registered at the Adilabad I Town police station on Friday. Special teams were now tracing clients who gained govt benefits or grabbed land using forged documents. A manhunt has been launched to nab Rahul, who is on the run.