Producing a fake court order copy proved an advocate costly after the Jujumura police of Sambalpur district have arrested him on the charges of cheating and forgery.
Reportedly, Brajamohan Pradhan allegedly produced a fake court order copy and submitted it at the Jujumura police station to release a truck detained by cops following a road mishap on February 19.
Police sources said that on February 19, one Prem Kumar of Ichhapalli village was killed after his scooter was hit by a truck at Military Square near Basiapada on NH-55. In this connection, police had registered a case under Sections 297 and 304 of IPC, seized the truck and arrested driver Rajesh Singh. To release the truck, the vehicle owner contacted the lawyer of Bada Turang village seeking his help. The advocate allegedly produced a fake order copy of the SDJM Court with a duplicate signature and stamp and submitted it in the police station.
Seeing the order copy, the police suspected it to be forged and enquired it with court officials. Later, the police found the order copy fake and arrested the advocate under Sections 420 and 466 of IPC.
The accused was produced before the court and later sent to jail as the court rejected his bail plea. A similar complaint has been lodged with the Sambalpur Town police and involvement of the accused advocate is suspected in this case, police sources said.