A fraudulent vehicle insurance policies and government documents racket was unearthed by the Shamshabad Special Operations Team (SOT) on Friday (January 17).
Three men—Md Awyes (38), Buneti Shravan Kumar Goud (41), both working as Regional Transport Authority (RTA) agents, and Morsu Shiva Kumar (33)—were arrested. Ten others involved in the racket remain at large.
The scam was uncovered following a complaint from the agents of an insurance company, who reported fake insurance documents being issued in the company’s name. Upon investigation, the SOT conducted a surprise search in Thondupalli village.
The gang was found to be involved in fabricating fake vehicle insurance policies under the names of prominent insurance companies such as Reliance General, Bajaj, HDFC, ICICI, and Tata AIG. They also fabricated government documents including Aadhaar, PAN, voter IDs, gas bills and revenue passbooks.
An investigation showed that the gang distributed the forged documents to clients via WhatsApp. Payments for the fake documents were received through UPI platforms.
During the search, the police seized 22 fake insurance policies. These fake policies included those created under the names of Bajaj, HDFC, ICICI, National Insurance and Oriental Insurance. The seized items have been handed over to the Shamshabad police station for further investigation.
According to the police, the gang targeted customers needing assistance with RTO processes and collaborated through WhatsApp to share fabricated documents.
Published – January 18, 2025 12:46 am IST