VIJAYAWADA: After busting a slew of organised rackets in which public were cheated, sleuths of the Commissioner’s Task Force (CTF) on Friday arrested a nine-member gang involved in preparation of counterfeit insurance certificates of vehicles.
The gang had given fake documents to around 100 persons. They were handed over to the One-Town police.
The racket came to light when a customer, who purchased an insurance certificate for his four-wheeler from one of the accused--Sarapalli Vijay Kumar (43), was denied compensation when he applied for insurance claim with the company. He immediately approached the police and lodged a complaint.
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police-CTF G Rajiv Kumar, the prime accused (Vijay Kumar), a resident of YSR Colony in Jakkampudi village, built his contacts with the customers and insurance agents while working for an automobile company.
“Addicted to vices and with the motive to earn easy money, he digitally manipulated photocopies of genuine insurance certificates. He was able to lure customers by saying that he would provide the documents to them at `5,000 or even less. More than 100 people fell for it and paid him their money only to get morphed insurance certificates,” he said.
Stating the forged documents the accused provided showed they were from prominent companies in the industry such as HDFC, Shriram Insurance, IFFCO Tokio, Oriental Insurance and others, the ACP said the task force, which raided the accused’s house, seized a laptop and scanner. Vijay Kumar used the Photoshop software to edit details of customers and issue them counterfeit certificates, ACP Rajiv Kumar said.
“During the investigation, Vijay Kumar admitted to his crime and even disclosed details about his accomplices,” the policeman added.
Sources in the police department, on the condition of anonymity, said many more such gangs were operating in the city and cheating the public.
Forgery
Forged documents the accused provided the victims showed they were from prominent companies such as HDFC, Shriram Insurance, IFFCO Tokio, Oriental Insurance and others
Sources in the police department said many more such gangs were operating in the city
The gang had fooled around 100 persons by giving them fake documents