Alert Mumbai police have unraveled a devious pan-India racket forging postal stamps under the guise of official mail services, arresting five operatives and seizing fake inventory worth Rs 27 lakh. This MRA Marg success story safeguards public coffers from a brazen revenue drain.
The case ignited on September 12, 2025, via a GPO inspector’s report on suspicious stamp proliferation. Investigators’ tech-driven inquiry exposed mass production and nationwide courier shipments by the shadowy group.
Audit of banking activity uncovered Rs 7-8 crore in dubious funds, signaling a lucrative underworld venture. The core operators, based in Delhi and UP, used burner phones and shifting bases to stay one step ahead.
A gritty two-week vigil in Delhi by the Mumbai unit, powered by tip-offs, enabled the dramatic apprehensions. Confiscated fakes amounted to Rs 27,84,200, a testament to the gang’s output capacity.
Suspects comprise Mumbai’s Rakesh Bind, Bihar’s Shamsuddin Gaffar and Shahid Raza, Mohammad Shahabuddin Sheikh from Delhi, and Ghaziabad’s Virendra Prasad. Relentless grilling aims to dismantle fabrication processes and markets, as teams scour UP, Bihar, and Delhi. The elusive mastermind tops the wanted list in this unfolding saga.