Four fraudsters arrested by Omti police for illegally financing, selling vehicles

Staff Reporter

Omti police have succeeded in apprehending four fraudulent involved in illegally financing and selling vehicles and seized 11 illegally financed two-wheelers amounting to Rs 20 lakhs from them. The arrested have been identified as Gullu alias Gulfam Ali (27), son of Israr Ali, resident of Oriya Mohalla in Omti, Mohammed Haider alias Ishu (27), son of Mohammed Gaffur resident of near Sales Tax Office in Omti, Ave alias Ehfaz Khan (28), son of Nawab Khan of Badi Madar Tekri in Hanumantal and Ashutosh Jha (30), son of Manoj Kumar Jha, resident of near Mayur Kala Mandir, Kanchghar in Ghamapur. Additional SP (Crime), Summer Verma informed that a man named Hamid Ali (24), resident of Chhoti Omti near Kabadi Mohalla lodged a complaint with Superintendent of Police, Aditya Pratap Singh (IPS) that he is working at tea shop of Ajju Ajar in Lakadganj area. Four years back, during the COVID period, he asked an agent of a finance company Gullu alias Gulfam about purchasing two-wheeler through finance who asked for depositing down payment of Rs 20,000. He gave cash of Rs 20,000 to Gullu in presence of Ishu and Ahfaz.

Gullu also took his Aadhar Card and also registered his PAN Card near Civil Court. They also filled his form for opening a bank account and took his thumb impression at Suzuki showroom at Madan Mahal. Next day, they took him near Suzuki showroom in Bhanwartal and again took his thumb impression on some papers. After some days, Gullu informed that his loan applications were rejected by the company but he assured for soon financing him a vehicle. Gullu took him at a mobile shop at Russell Chowk and took his thumb impression on some documents and took his Bank Passbook and Aadhar Card. Soon after, Gullu informed him about rejection of finance case due to his illiteracy.

After some days, representatives of finance company arrived in search of him and informed about financing of two Access vehicles in his name. He immediately asked Gullu about the same and learnt that Gullu alias Gulfam, Ave alias Ehfaz and Ishu made a conspiracy and finance two Access vehicles in his name and sold it to other persons. Taking a serious note into the case, police arrested the three accused and revealed several other forgery cases from them. On their identification, police nabbed another accused named Ashutosh Jha and retrieved total 11 two-wheelers including 7 bullets, 2 Access scooters, 1 Activa and 1 Bajaj Chetak amounting to Rs 20 lakh from the accused.