KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Police have arrested three persons in Awantipora police district for a peculiar fraud. They were raising donations for a girl, who had died two months back.
Offering details, police spokesman here said, a police party led by SI Bilal Ahmad arrested the trickster trio at Jawbera, Awantipora after receiving complaints from the locals. They were identified as Bilal Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Ahad resident of Magam Agri Kalan, Ghulam Hassan Khan @Hussa Khan son of Khazir Mohammad resident of Dadie Kadal, Srinagar and Abdul Rashid Misger son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Nowshera at present Fatah Kadal, Srinagar. These cheaters were collecting donation (money) for a girl on the pretext that she has kidney failure, which needs to be replaced.
On preliminary enquiry, it came to fore that the girl for whom they were collecting the money had died two months back. An amount of Rs 741 cash and an Auto rickshaw bearing registration number KMT-1496, loud Speaker and a banner has been recovered from their possession. Awantipora police has registered a case FIR number 133/2015 under section 420 and investigation was taken up.
