Ganderbal Police has registered a case FIR No. 136/2025 U/s 318 BNS at Police station Ganderbal against a notorious fraudster, Illyas Hameed Bhat, S/o Abdul Hameed Bhat, R/o Bakura, Ganderbal, for impersonating as an influential/high-ranking Government officer. Investigation has revealed that the accused impersonated at different times as DySP NIA, Administrator in Kashmir University and even as a senior officer in the Enforcement Directorate. By posing as a senior government officer, the accused lured and cheated several individuals on the pretext of providing government jobs, in return for money. He also prepared fake and forged documents, including job appointment letters and identity cards. After getting the warant from the court, police today conducted a search today at his residence and recovered incriminating material, including forged job appointment orders and fake identity cards. It is pertinent to mention that one FIR has already been registered against him in Police Station Nishat, Srinagar, in a similar case. Ganderbal Police appeals to the general public that if anyone has been cheated or defrauded by the said individual, they should come forward and report the matter to the police.