Five Arrested in Bail-forged Document Racket

Five individuals have been arrested for their involvement in a racket that provided bail for under-trial prisoners using counterfeit documents. The group operated a photocopy center in Mumbra area to produce fake documents, including Aadhaar cards. The fraud was exposed when fake documents were detected for a rape case bail.

City police have arrested five individuals connected to a racket that facilitated bail for under-trial prisoners by providing counterfeit documents. The gang operated a photocopy center in Mumbra area to produce fake documents, including Aadhaar cards, according to senior inspector Vijaykumar Deshmukh of Thane Nagar police station.

The scam surfaced earlier this year when court officials discovered fake documents submitted for the bail of Ramesh Satyanarayan Yadav, who is accused of rape and criminal intimidation.

The investigation led to the arrests of Hussain Varsi Ansari (46), who acted as a guarantor using fake documents, Aslam Noor Mohammad Mansuri (58), Mehtab Hayder Naseem Naqvi (41), Mehandi Hasan Iqban Hasan (46), and Imtiaz Ahmed Memon (49). The group fabricated fake Aadhaar cards, company IDs, pay slips, and ration cards to secure bail, the officials stated.