Jammu: A Delhi resident along with two of his associates were arrested for their alleged involvement in preparation and sale of fake registration slips to Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said.
More than 400 fake registration permits were recovered from the pilgrims in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts of Jammu region on Friday, following which a case was registered against unidentified persons and investigation started.
“The investigations revealed that a man from Delhi was running the racket involved in preparation of fake registration slips. Accordingly, a team of the J&K police raided in Delhi and succeeded in the arrest of the accused, Harender Verma of West Rohtas Nagar, Shahdra,” Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chandan Kohli said.
