Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 5: Police today said that it conducted raids in Ashmuji area of Kulgam and arrested 9 persons involved in cheating and duping common people by erecting illegal toll posts in the area.
The police said that such posts were erected at Boys Higher Secondary School Ashmuji on the banks of Vishow Nalla and at Mirpur Ashmmuji areas of Kulgam.
It said that during the preliminary investigation, they were found involved in cheating & extorting money from innocent citizens at illegal toll posts. They were also operating a fake bank account No. 0625040100004524 at J&K Bank Branch Ashmuji in the name of Markazi Aawqaf Committee Ashmuji to deceive the general public. They have been arrested and shifted to Police Station Kulgam where they remain in custody.
Cases FIR No. 100/2020 and 102/2020 under relevant sections of the law have been registered in Police Station Kulgam and investigation have been initiated.
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