Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said it arrested a couple for impersonating IPS and IAS officers and duping people on pretext of providing jobs. In a tweet Srinagar police said that they had duped many persons of lakhs of rupees by promising jobs, transfers and other favours. They have been identified as Manmohan Ganjoo S/o Lt Girdhari Lal Ganjoo of Baghat, Srinagar and Ayoush Koul Ganjoo his wife.
“Manmohan Ganjoo is a suspended police personnel. Laptops, mobiles containing many fake transfer & appointment orders including his own order of induction into IPS seized. Fraudulently possessed cash, jewellery & other incriminating articles also recovered from his house,” police tweeted. Police said FIR no 73/2023 u/s 170,419,420,467,468,471 of IPC has been registered in Sadder police station. “3 victims have come forward so far & reported fraud by this couple. Public is requested not to fall prey to such fraudsters. Victims should report, if they have been duped by this ‘conman-couple’,” police said.
