Ludhiana: Five booked for helping two undertrials get bail using fake IDs

The Division Number 5 police have booked at least five people for bailing out two men who are facing trial in a snatching case using fake identity card

The Division Number 5 police have booked at least five people for bailing out two men who are facing trial in a snatching case using fake identity cards.

When witnesses and guarantors were summoned based on addresses provided in the identity cards, who told court that they did not bail out the duo. (Representative image)

The FIR has been registered based on directions of Shiv Mohan Garg, additional district and session judge.

Two men, Amritpal Singh and Jaspreet Singh, had been arrested in a snatching case in September 2018.

Later, Amritpal was granted bail after two men posing as Baldev Singh and Bajinder Singh submitted their documents as guarantor and witness, respectively. Similarly, Jaspreet was granted bail after three men posing as Gurdeep Singh, Manpreet Singh and Navpreet Singh submitted their documents.

When Amritpal and Jaspreet started skipping court hearings, witnesses and guarantors were summoned based on addresses provided in the identity cards, who told court that they did not bail out the duo. It was then discovered that fake identity proofs had been used.

ASI Sukhpal Singh, investigating officer, said that a case of cheating and forgery has been registered at Division Number 5 police station.

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