JAMMU, Oct 3: Two fake police officers who were acting as a Police Inspector and an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer were reportedly apprehended by Jammu Police on Tuesday. According to the police, the accused were taken into custody from a hotel in Jammu’s Jewel neighbourhood. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chandan Kohli of Jammu, one guy reported two people threatening him while posing as an IPS official and an Inspector to PS Nowabad. The victim said in his complaint that he had made friends with Kaiser Jeelani after meeting him in a hotel called Green Mint Gumat near the fish market. Kaiser Jeelani had introduced himself as an IPS officer on a social networking site.
“When he walked into the room, he immediately noticed Kaiser Jeelani and a second individual wearing a police uniform with stars and posing as an inspector. The two harassed him and threatened to get his laptop from him. The two also issued a death threat to the plaintiff. In this regard, a case was filed at PS Nowabad under FIR number 166/2023 under sections 419/420/384/170/171 IPC, and an inquiry was initiated. Special PS Nowabad police teams under the direction of SP Kulbir Handa, DySP HQrs Dr. Sunniya Wani, and SHO PS Nowabad Surinder Raina made valiant efforts to locate and apprehend the suspects there.The two suspects who were taken into custody were Mohd Tanveer alias Arif Wani and Kaiser Shahnawaz Mir, both of Danger Pora, Baramulla. According to authorities, the situation is still being investigated.
