Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said it arrested a couple for impersonating as IPS and IAS officers and duping people on pretext of providing jobs. In a Tweet Srinagar police, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that they had duped many persons of lakhs of rupees by promising jobs, transfers & other favours.
They have been identified as Manmohan Ganjoo S/o Lt Girdhari Lal Ganjoo of Baghat, Srinagar and Ayoush Koul Ganjoo his wife. "Manmohan Ganjoo is a suspended police personnel. Laptops, mobiles containing many fake transfer & appointment orders including his own order of induction into IPS seized.
Fraudulently possessed cash, jewellery & other incriminating articles also recovered from his house," police tweeted. Police said FIR no 73/2023 u/s 170,419,420,467,468,471 of IPC has been registered in Sadder police station.
"3 victims have come forward so far & reported fraud by this couple. Public is requested not to fall prey to such fraudsters. Victims should report, if they have been duped by this 'conman-couple'," police said.