This Mumbai fake stamp paper case is honestly one more reminder that fraud people are not doing small-small tricks anymore . Here,Crime Branch Unit arrested two men outside Mumbai airport with fake stamp papers valued at over ₹62.5 lakh,and that itself sounds like full planned setup .
Accused have been identified as Rohit Jadhav (37) from Badlapur and Narendra Ahire (46) from Kopar Khairane . Police say both were caught while allegedly preparing to deliver these counterfeit documents to some undisclosed recipient .
And the quantity is not small ah. Authorities seized 251 non-judicial stamp papers,each purportedly worth ₹25,000 . Total face value of seized material has been put at approximately ₹62,50,500 .
Few things standing out clearly in this case:
- Rohit Jadhav (37) and Narendra Ahire (46) were arrested outside Mumbai airport.
- Police seized 251 non-judicial stamp papers,each purportedly worth ₹25,000.
- These forged papers were allegedly meant for fraudulent transactions targeting unsuspecting loan applicants.
Police believe these papers were mainly being used in loan-related fraud . Accused allegedly created affidavits with fake stamp papers and used them to lure people who were trying to apply for loans.
And tbh,this is where scam becomes more cruel . Victims were allegedly told to travel to Delhi for loan processing,and then story would come that bag containing documents was stolen during journey . Basically,confusion,panic and loss all together.
Investigators also suspect Narendra Ahire to be mastermind in this case . As per police,he allegedly provided Rohit Jadhav with counterfeit material for distribution,which means this may not be just two people casually carrying fake papers.
After arrest,both were produced before Esplanade Court and remanded to seven days in police custody . Crime Branch is now trying to trace where these counterfeit stamp papers came from and whether bigger network is involved.
And this is not happening in isolation only . Earlier in February,Mumbai police had arrested two other suspects linked to postal stamp forgery racket and seized fake stamps valued at nearly ₹28 lakh . So question is,how many such fake-document chains are still moving quietly before someone gets caught…
