Woman among two pretended fake income tax officers arrested in Anantnag

Srinagar, July 25: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday arrested two ‘fake’ income tax officers in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Reliable sources told that one Uzma Syed daughter of Mohammad Syed Shah, a resident of Kujar Kulgam and Abrar Ahmad Thag son of Ghulkam Nabi Thag, a resident of Hazratbal Janglat Mandi entered in the Kokernag Treasury office and pretended as Income Tax officers.

The officials at the treasury informed the police and accordingly both were immediately arrested.

A police officer confirmed and said that an FIR number 100 of 2023 under section 468, 471 of the Indian penal code has been registered and further investigation in this case has been set into motion.