Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 25: Police of special crime vigilance squad of city north sub-division and economic and narcotic crime have arrested four persons, who used to cheat banks by creating fake vehicle documents.
The arrested are Govardhan (34), a resident of Mangaladevi, Mohammed Anwar alias Bhasma Anwar (44), a resident of Bajpe, Naushad alias Naushad Hussain (36), a resident of Thumbay and Ummer Farookh alias RTO Ummer (51), a resident of Kadri Shivabagh.
The special crime vigilance squad, led by Srinivas R Gowda, ACP of north sub-division had got a reliable information in this regard on August 21. This gang used to create fake documents without the knowledge of the vehicle owners. The accused used to take loans on the same vehicle from different banks on these documents in the name of the actual vehicle owners. Later they used to get the loan amount transferred to their bank accounts.
The accused have cheated vehicle owners and banks to the tune of Rs 45 lac.
Police are investigating the case.