Langate,Feb,03: Authorities have sealed a photostat shop in Handwara after it was allegedly found involved in producing fake domicile certificates. The action was taken following an investigation led by Tehsildar Langate, Mohammad Ismail, after a forged domicile certificate was detected.
According to Tehsildar Langate, the case surfaced when a certificate dealing assistant at the Tehsil office in Qalamabad received a domicile certificate in the name of Rehana Begum, wife of Sajad Ahmad Peer from Sanzipora Mawar. Upon verification, no records of the certificate were found in either online or offline records. Following a thorough investigation, it was discovered that the document was entirely fake.
During questioning, the claimant revealed that the forged certificate had been obtained from Wani Photostat Shop near the Old Bus Stand in Handwara. Acting on this information, Tehsildar Langate coordinated with Tehsildar Handwara, Zeeshan Ahmad Khan, and Handwara Police to conduct a joint raid on the shop. The shop was immediately sealed for further investigation, and a case has been registered by Handwara Police.
It is worth mentioning that just a month ago, Tehsildar Handwara Zeeshan Ahmad Khan had also seized a CSC center in the Magam area for allegedly being involved in a similar case.
The public has widely appreciated the swift action taken by Tehsildar Langate, Tehsildar Handwara, and Handwara Police in curbing fraudulent activities related to official documents.
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