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Army imposter may have got fake papers after joining FTII
According to Film and Television Institute of India,their security officer Fajliyat Ahmed Bashir Ahmed,who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly posing as a retired Army captain,may have procured fake documents after joining the institute.
Written by Rohan Swamy
Pune | July 10, 2011 12:56 AM IST
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According to Film and Television Institute of India (FTII),their security officer Fajliyat Ahmed Bashir Ahmed,who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly posing as a retired Army captain,may have procured fake documents after joining the institute.
Ahmed joined FTII in 2009 and was staying at the staff quarters with his wife and two children. Prakash Magdum,Registrar,FTII said,When we hire someone at the FTII a complete background check is done on the person,and it is only after the police verification comes in that we let them join. The entire business of him having made the fake cards must have been done after joining. We received a letter from the Deccan police regarding his arrest and we have already complied with whatever help they needed from us. As of now since he has been in police custody for 48 hours he has been suspended and we will look into the matter on Monday.
Meanwhile,the police confirmed that Ahmed has served in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) earlier. Senior inspector Manohar Joshi of the Deccan Police station said,Ahmed is in our custody till July 12. His interrogation revealed that he was earlier with the CRPF. He joined as a constable and then moved on to the rank of PSI and even worked in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ahmed’s wife went to the NCC canteen to purchase things at concessional rates meant for defence personnel. NCC officials questioned her regarding the card she had shown as identification. On probing further,the NCC officials called up Ahmed who confirmed that they were his family members.
Col AK Singh,Training Officer and Canteen Officer at the NCC Headquarters said,Ahmed showed the picture of himself in an army captain’s uniform. Besides if a person is with the armed forces how can he have ID cards of the CRPF too? We contacted the police.
Police recovered an ex-serviceman identity card,two ID cards of the CRPF,his photographs in Army and (CRPF) officers uniform and other documents from him. The suspects wife denied the allegations.
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