Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that it has booked a notorious fraudster under Public Safety Act for his unrelenting involvement in manifold criminal activities. He was deceiving the gullible people on the pretext of providing them government jobs, contracts from government departments, against hefty amount and duping people in fake land deals, police said.
The accused was identified as chronic habitual cheater identified as Mohammad Shafi Bhat son of Abdul Rahim Bhat resident of Nadirgund Peerbagh Budgam had been detained under PSA after obtaining sanctions from the concerned authorities for his involvement in 06 cases of cheating already registered against him across district Budgam.
“It is pertinent to mention that, his repeated offences and activities had created resentment among the public and turned into law & order situation, for which he had been booked and lodged in Kot Balwal Jail Jammu,” the spokesman said.
The police urged community members to be aware and not to fell prey to such fraudsters and report any such suspicious or fraudulent activity as early as possible.
