FAKE LICENCE SCAM

Zamidara Driving School owner arrested 
Chandigarh, October 13
The vigilance cell of the UT police today arrested the sixth accused in the fake driving licences scam that broke earlier this month. The police arrested Jaswinder Singh, alias Jassi, owner of Zamidara driving school in the city in connection with the scam.
Inspector Dulip Rattan said the accused used to provide licences by faking the signature of DSP (Traffic) Vijay Kumar. The accused had earlier been arrested in a similar fraud in 2001, he said.
The police had arrested five persons and recovered 28 files based on fake papers that were prepared by the gang from the office of the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA). Investigation revealed that the accused had documented more than 200 licences by using fake stamps and signatures.
The scrutiny of the files had revealed that the beneficiaries had not appeared for the driving test in the Chandigarh Traffic Park in Sector 23. Their files had valid serial numbers. The police had earlier arrested agent-typist Ramesh, agent Manvinder, two peons and one other. The kingpin, Manish Dhar, who used to forge signatures, is yet to be arrested and warrants against him had been obtained, the police said.