Fake Voter-ID Racket Busted by Assam Police, 3 Arrested in Barpeta

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• Oct 10, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

Digital Desk: Police in Barpeta made significant progress
when a large-scale fraud involving bogus voter identification cards was exposed
and three of the suspects were taken into custody. According to police sources,
the three suspects who were detained by the police were involved in creating
phoney voter identification documents for individuals with questionable
backgrounds.

background:#F8F9FA">According to reports, one is the main suspect, and two
other people were also taken into custody alongside him.

background:#F8F9FA">Farukh Khan was named as the case's main defendant. He was
detained by the police together with Sahidul and Abdul Ali. According to
reports, the detained prime accused Khan was in possession of 262 fraudulent
voter identification cards. Under the direction of the officer-in-charge of
Barpeta Sadar Police Station, raids were carried out at three different
locations throughout Barpeta based on information obtained from the criminals
who were apprehended.

background:#F8F9FA">The phoney voter IDs were printed on electronic devices,
including a desktop computer, a laptop, and a printer, according to police
officials. According to reports, criminals belonged to a group called D Voters
Nagarik Mancha. According to reports, the police carried out the operation in
response to a complaint made by District Election Officer Mayurakshi Dutta.
Earlier, in the first week of September, the Assam Police busted a fake
currency ring, detained four suspects in two separate operations in the
districts of Nagaon and Hojai, and seized the tools used to produce the phoney
money.

A police squad from the Kachua police station in the Nagaon
district conducted an operation in a house there after receiving a confidential
tip. One Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN)-printing machine, 103 fake Rs. 500
notes, 6 genuine Rs. 500 notes, a bundle of A4-size paper, a motorcycle, and
three mobile phone handsets were all seized by police during the operation.

Additionally, the police were able to apprehend three
individuals, including Mizoram's Jalal Uddin, 35, of Hatikhuti, Kachua; R.
Vanlalruati, 42; and Zoramchhani, 40, both of Ramhlum, Vengthar II; and.