Shillong, Jun 19: West Garo Hills Police have dismantled an organized cheating network that allegedly used forged Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) documents to dupe suppliers, arresting six people from Assam and Haryana and recovering suspected fake work orders along with ₹50,000 cash.
The operation followed an FIR lodged by the Secretary of GHADC, Tura on May 7, 2026, and information provided by victims who reported being targeted by fraudsters claiming to arrange government supply contracts.
Acting on specific inputs that the gang was in Guwahati to cheat a Gujarat businessman with a fake GHADC work order, a police team led by the Additional Superintendent of Police, West Garo Hills, moved to Assam on June 12, 2026 and laid a trap at Greenwood Hotel.
Five suspects were detained and arrested on the spot.
Another accused, 50-year-old Reeturaj Kaundinya of Tezpur, Sonitpur district, was picked up separately by a team led by the Circle Inspector Sadar and Officer-in-Charge of Tura Police Station.
The arrested have been identified as Narendra Singh (46) of Kamrup district; Dip Hazarika (53) of Guwahati; Kokkal Dutta, (58) of Bongaigaon; Taposh Mukherjee (45) of Faridabad, Haryana; Mridupaban Gogoi (40) of Golaghat; and Reeturaj Kaundinya (50) of Tezpur.
During interrogation, police seized what are believed to be counterfeit GHADC work orders, terms and conditions documents, and a fake Trading by Non-Tribal Licence purportedly issued in favour of Om Sai Sarees, Surat.
The documents and ₹50,000 in cash were recovered from the accused in the presence of independent witnesses and seized as per procedure.
Preliminary investigation suggests the group had already extracted ₹3 lakh from the victim and was in the process of demanding 4% commission on a fictitious work order valued at approximately ₹46 crore when they were apprehended.
The scale of the documents recovered indicates a well-coordinated operation aimed at creating forged government paperwork to gain financial benefits from unsuspecting traders and contractors across the country.
A criminal case has been registered at Tura Police Station and further investigation is underway to identify additional members of the network and other potential victims.
Superintendent of Police Abraham T Sangma has urged all suppliers, contractors and business establishments to verify the authenticity of any work order, tender document or licence directly with the issuing authority before making any payment or committing to a transaction.
He added that members of the public should report any suspicious offers or demands for advance payment to the nearest police station, outpost, beat house or the Police Control Room, Tura, on +91 88374 23053, +91 70055 30510 or +91 90891 99064.
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