Fake postage stamps in circulation in Delhi?

Mar 12, 2012 |

New Delhi

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Circulation of fake postage stamps have come to light in the capital with the detection of at least 11 letters posted in Delhi High Court post office with such stamps.

A case was registered in Tilak Marg police station on March nine following a complaint filed by Binti Chaudhury, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices in New Delhi (Central Division).

Police have invoked Section 263A (prohibition of use of fictitious stamps) of Indian Penal Code and investigations were on to nab those involved in the circulation of fake stamps, a senior police official said.

According to the complaint, the incident first came to light on October 21 last year when the officials at the Delhi High Court post office detected that nine articles received through despatcher of the High Court had fake stamps of denomination Rs 10 and 20 affixed.

Three days later, Chaudhury said, they received two more articles with stamps of denomination of Rs 20 brought for booking at the same post office sent by Dwarka court.

"All these stamps were found fake," Chaudhury said. A list of addressees and those of the senders (lawyers) through whom the said envelopes affixed with fake stamps were provided to the court for booking, the complainant said.

According to police, envelopes with fake stamps were submitted by lawyers to the Registrar's office for sending court documents to related persons in cases which they appear.

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