India News | Maha: Man Held for Issuing Fake E-pass for Travel During Curbs

Mumbai, May 19 (PTI) A 31-year-old man was arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday for allegedly issuing fake e-passes for inter-district and inter-state travel in Maharashtra which is mandatory during the COVID-19 restrictions, a police official said.

The accused was identified as Amir Imtiyaz Munshi and he was nabbed from his residence located in Mira Road.

Munshi was charging Rs 400 to issue fake e-passes and so far he had issued around 400 such documents, he said.

Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Sandip Karnik had received a tip-off about him and based on his direction, a D N Nagar police station personnel approached the accused by posing as an customer and asked him to give an e-pass to travel inter-state. As per his requirement, Munshi provided him the document, the official said.

"After keeping an eye on his activities for around 10 days, police laid a trap and nabbed him. During his questioning, he told the police that he would charge Rs 400 per fake e-pass. He said that an employee of a collector office was also involved in the malpractice," he added.

Senior inspector from D N Nagar police station, Bharat Gaikwad, said, "We have arrested the accused under various sections of the IPC, including cheating and forgery. He will be produced before the court for remand."

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