Several weapons, licenses seized
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 17: Hyderabad Police have busted a fake gun license racket which had its origin in Rajouri district of Jammu region by arresting a native of the border district and others and recovered fake licenses and weapons.
The racket has been busted with the arrest of seven persons including the mastermind from Rajouri district who has been identified as Altaf Hussain.
Real weapons were being procured by using fake licenses prepared by the accused, official reports said..
A Task Force of Hyderabad Police has seized 30 single bore weapons, three double bore weapons, one revolver, 140 rounds, 34 fake weapon license books, 29 unused weapons license books, 9 weapon licences which were affixed with fake stamps, 6 rubber stamps and one unsigned NOC.
The accused used fake seals of licence issuing officials and forged the signatures to prepare the fake arms licences and procured real weapons, thus, posing a great danger to the security as illegal weapons were in circulation and being used for various purposes by dubious means, sources said.
Altaf Hussain was putting up in Hyderabad since 2013 to earn a livelihood and joined Grace Management Security Service. Later, he was deployed as a gunman in SIS cash service, West Marredpally.
Prior to his employment in Hyderabad, he purchased a double bore gun using a fake arms licence in Rajouri district which he had obtained by bribing the local Magistrate office.
“As he was familiar with the process and licence details he teamed up with Hafeezuddin, a stamp vendor in Secunderabad, and started issuing fake gun licenses by indulging in forgery and affixing fake seals. These fake documents have been used to procure real arms,” sources said.
Altaf later started issuing fake arms licenses and trapped the unemployed youth residing in J&K who tried to make a living as security guards in private security firms. Using the fake All India Licenses (Rajouri based), weapons were procured from other States by these gullible youths for Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000.
According to the police, this happened with the connivance of Venkata Konda Reddy, Regional Manager at Grace Management Security Services and I. Srinivas, a Xerox shop owner in West Marredpally.
The accused used to collect Rs 20,000 from each unemployed youngster and later deployed them in various private security agencies. Asian Security Services, Nandamuri Security & Services, Grace Management Security Services engaged security guards, who were in possession of illicit weapons, and deployed them to their clientele which includes VIPs, jewellery showrooms, agencies engaged in carrying ATM cash and as personal security guards.
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