Ranchi Police have busted a gang involved in making fake stamps of Indian Army and have arrested two persons. Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi received secret information that a fake institution named Rathore General Store on the premises of Military Hospital Namkum was making fake stamps of senior officers of the Indian Army. Considering the sensitivity of the information received, the SSP took immediate action and formed a police team from Namkum Police Station for verification and necessary action.
In the course of verification of the information, a large quantity of rubber stamps and pre-inked flash stamps made in the name of various army officers, a Poco company mobile, a sample of making a stamp on a plain paper, and a WhatsApp screenshot given to the shopkeeper for making stamps were recovered from Rathore General Store located on the premises of Military Hospital Namkum. On demanding authorization letter and other valid documents for making Indian Army's seal from Rathore General Store owner Sarvesh Kumar Singh, age 43 years, father Shri Ramjatan Singh, permanent address S. Devhaliyon, Police Station Ramgarh, District Kaimur, Bhabua (Bihar), present address Chai Bagan Inter Council Namkum, Police Station Namkum, District Ranchi, no valid documents were produced by him.
Police seized the recovered goods and on his information, Das Sound shop operator Ashish Das, age 47 years, father Sachindranath Das, address Lower PP Compound, Police Station Hindpiri, District Ranchi, who made and provided stamps, was arrested. Also, a computer CPU was duly seized from his shop. The arrested accused persons have accepted their crime.
During interrogation, it was found that Sarvesh Kumar Singh often got official seals made for the officers of Namkum Military Station and this work was being done by him for the last four years. Ranchi Police are also investigating the involvement of other persons in the case.