September: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a man impersonating as a Police officer in Srinagar.
In a statement, a police spokesman said that on September 27, Police Station Sherghari received a complaint from an individual identified as Sohail Ahmed Pinchoo of Noorbagh Srinagar, stating that he received threatening calls from a phone number 9055786000 who posed himself as a DySP Cargo.
Accordingly, a case FIR No 56/2020 under relevant sections of law was registered in PS Sherghari and investigation was initiated.
During the course of the investigation, police have been able to identify the accused as Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mohd Yousaf Sheikh, a resident of Botakadal Lalbazar Srinagar.
Police said that Sheikh has been arrested and shifted to Police Station where he remains in custody.
Pertinently, the accused person has deliberately registered his name as DySP CM Residence in Truecaller app with the intention to cheat and threaten the public.
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