Srinagar man arrested for using forged CIK document to cheat public, grab money

Srinagar, June 25: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Wednesday said it apprehended and handed over a fraudster to police in Srinagar for using a forged document of the agency to cheat public and grab money from them.

According to a statement, the CIK said it arrested one Bilal Ahmad Rather son of Abdul Samad Rather, originally from Allochi Bagh and presently residing in Zakura, Srinagar was apprehended following a reliable information.

The statement reads that Bilal had collected a huge amount of money from the public by adopting dishonest and fraudulent means.

“The victims repeatedly approached Bilal for return of their money taken by committing fraud and cheating on them but he refused to return the money. He in order to mislead these people forged a letter shown to have been issued by the office of SSP CIK,” it reads.

It added that Bilal was questioned and on preliminary examination and analysis of his mobile, the forged letter (enquiry notice) in question was found and same was retrieved.

“Bilal confessed that he has forged the enquiry notice to grab the money from different individuals. Accordingly, he was handed over to police in Zakoora for necessary legal action. A case FIR No  39/2025 U/S 318(4), 336(3), 336(4), 340(1) BNS, has been filed against him and investigation is in progress,” the statement reads.