Delhi Police today claimed to have busted a gang which was involved in selling of fake birth and death certificates, with the arrest of a man from whom it has recovered 11 such documents.
Police have arrested 28-year-old Shaharyar Alam, a native of West Bengal, from near New Ashok Nagar Metro Station on a tip-off. Police have recovered 11 birth certificates, and a laptop and printer which were used in commission of the crime.
Alam was also involved in four other criminal cases including that of rape, cheating and forgery, police claimed.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Delhi district) Ajay Kumar said that on January 8, they came to know that a person named Sahil was involved in making fake birth certificates and laid a trap.
"We laid a trap near New Ashok Nagar Metro Station. About 9 PM, the accused came there on a motorcycle. The team acted swiftly and nabbed him. Eleven fake birth certificates were recovered from him," the officer said.
During interrogation, Alam disclosed that he used to arrange birth certificates, which were issued to other persons, from MCD office with the help of his one associate.
He would erase the particulars of the real applicant from the certificates and type the fake details of his clients, police said.
