Udhampur, August 30 : With the arrest of two youths, the Srinagar wing of the Crime Branch today busted a racket of cheats who in connivance with officials of the office of the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) have been cheating innocent youths.
Sleuth of the Crime Branch conducted simultaneous raids in different areas of the state, including Udhampur, and arrested some persons. Two youths, who worked as agents in the office of the RTO office Udhampur, were arrested by the Crime Branch sleuths from their residence.
According to reports, a special team from Srinagar today conducted raids in Shakti Nagar and the Cherri Swail area of Udhmapur and apprehended two local youths for allegedly cheating a number of civilians by issuing fake driving licences, registration certificates and permits.
The two accused have been identified as Neeraj Jamwal, a resident of Shakti Nagar, and Naresh Kumar, a resident of Cherri Swail. Both were booked under sections 468,471,120 of the RPC at Kud police station for cheating, forgery and conspiracy.
Reports added based on complaints received from several persons, including drivers, the Crime Branch registered a case against the duo and nabbed them from Udhampur today.