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Fake stamp paper scam: Notary Keshav Bhat arrested

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Sullia: The police have finally arrested B V Keshava Bhat Bheemaguli on the charges of printing fake stamp paper and fabricating records on Thursday April 24.

B V Keshava Bhat Bheemaguli, a resident of Panja and an Advocate and notary by profession is accused of creating fake documents

B V Keshava had gone missing ever since he faced the allegation.Though he was taken into custody once he was released on bail the same night. In developments later on when the police launched a search for him as more irregularities came to light, Bhat filed bail petitions in the High Court and the Supreme Court, but the same were rejected and he was left with no option but to surrender.

Thus on Wednesday April 23, the Dakshina Kannada district superintendent of police was compelled to appear before the High Court and give an undertaking to arrest Bhat within two weeks and he was produced in the court. Bhat was arrested the very next day.

It may be recalled that in 2011, I B Timmappayya of Manjulagiri in Kootkunja village in the taluk had purchased a second-hand car from another for which Keshava had prepared the purchase agreement papers. When these documents were verified by a bank here for the purpose of a hypothecation loan, the documents did not appear to be genuine after which they were submitted at the  sub-registrar’s office for checking.They too confirmed that the rubber-stamps used were unauthorized.

Timmappayya then filed a complaint  with the Subrahmanya police regarding the fraud. They arrested Keshava but released him on local bail on personal surety.

However Tara Rai, who was Keshava’s assistant who had abetted him in the crime, her husband Deviprasad Rai and Keshava’s brother Subrahmanya Sharma from Bangalore are also arrested for shielding the culprit. They are in judicial custody.

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