Mangalore: Police Arrest three for Forging Signature of City Commissioner
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jul 30: The police have arrested three persons in connection with a case of forging of the signature of the Mangalore City Commissioner (MCC) on Tuesday, July 29.
The arrested have been identified as Abdul Saleem, Gurudat Nayak and Girish. Abdul Saleem and Gurudat Nayak are contractors in the city while Girish is an employee of the City Corporation.
The accused are charged with their involvement in forging the signature of the then MCC commissioner Krishna Poojary. A file related to works on repairs of Pandeshwar wet-well, amounting to Rs 61,711, was found to have been tampered with using the forged signature in March 2008. A complaint was lodged at Barke police station later.
The police took more than four months to arrest the accused. The accused were produced in the court on Tuesday and they were remanded to judicial custody till 11th August, 2008.