On 8th April (Wednesday), the authorities found incriminating evidence, including live ammunition and fake money in a hostel room at Aligarh Muslim University after a shooting incident at Aligarh’s Civil Lines area in Uttar Pradesh. Shahbaz had been residing in the room for several months after evicting the lawful occupants.
AMU Proctor Mohammad Nawed Khan stated, “We checked our records about the student, Shahbaz and found that he had taken admission in the university at 2 different times. We have 2 different enrollment numbers for him. We further investigated the matter and uncovered that his initial admission was in diploma engineering mechanical, and he subsequently gained admission into the MCA program using degrees from another institution.”
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“We entered the room with the authorities and discovered additional certificates and documents that had been seized by the cops. We also found two-mark sheets related to AMU pertaining to high school and 12th grade. Upon examination, we determined that these documents were fraudulent. Shahbaz had utilised someone else’s paperwork and superimposed his name onto them. The controller of examinations also confirmed that no individual by his name had passed the examination that year from the institution. We gathered all the information and suspended him. He is prohibited from entering the university’s premises,” Khan further highlighted
He added, “The authorities discovered magazines for two pistols, live cartridges for a 12 bore, and empty shells for a 32 bore, in addition to counterfeit currency. The police also interviewed the boys who were officially assigned to that room but were not permitted to remain there. One boy residing in the room with Shahbaz is currently evading capture, while the other was summoned by the police for questioning and subsequently released.”
The police captured three suspects, including Ashraf from Chhatari, Bulandshahr, who lived at Suleman Hall, in relation to the shooting incident. Their interrogation and the analysis of CCTV footage led to the identification of AMU student Shahbaz, a native of Shahanshabad in Aligarh. They found a stash of illicit ammo, which included two empty magazines, four empty 32-bore handguns, one bullet cartridge, four live 12-bore cartridges, 315-bore shells and multiple empty shells from a room. The search is underway for Shahbaz.
“Call detail records (CDR) of the accused are being analysed, and a laptop is being examined. It has come to light that Shahbaz used multiple identities in different documents, which are currently being verified,” informed SSP Neeraj Kumar Jadaun. Police mentioned that they also found eight cell phones, a Dell laptop, a digital notepad, 26 certificates (both real and false), and counterfeit 500 and 100 denomination banknotes.
A joint team of Quarsi police and Civil Lines conducted a search operation concerning a firing case that was filed at Quarsi on 7th April during which the recovery was made. A FIR was filed under BNS sections 191 (2) (rioting), 191 (3) (rioting with lethal weapons), 190 (unlawful assembly), 109 (1) (attempt to murder), and 3 (5) (common intention).
The discovery led to different case at Civil Lines under BNS sections 179 (possession of fake documents), 180 (using forged documents), 318 (4) (cheating), 338 (causing severe hurt by conduct endangering life), and 336 (3) (act endangering life) in addition to provisions of the Arms Act.
