Mumbai, May 30 (PTI) A 36-year-old man has been arrested here for allegedly submitting a fake Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) to renew a firearm licence issued in Nagaland, an official said on Saturday.
Faiz Irfan Adenwala, the accused, allegedly used a forged PCC to renew of an arms licence originally issued by the Nagaland government, said the Khar police official.
He also failed to inform the Mumbai Police Commissionerate about his possession of a firearm, as required under the law.
Following the discovery of the alleged forgery, the Police registered an FIR against him under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for preparing, possessing and using forged documents, along with the Arms Act, and arrested him on Friday.
Police are now probing the source of the forged PCC and examining whether a larger racket is involved in creating fake documents for arms licence renewals. PTI ZA KRK
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