Ahmedabad Eatery Owner Booked Over Fake Fire NOC; Certificate Maker Held

Ahmedabad: Rakhial Police have booked the owner of an eatery for allegedly using a fake fire No Objection Certificate (NOC), along with the person accused of preparing the bogus document. Police have arrested the latter so far.

The case was registered against Akram Khan Pathan, owner of Asif Fry Centre at Archana Estate in Rakhial, and Fazal, a resident of Gomtipur, who allegedly prepared the fake certificate.

The forgery came to light during an inspection by the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services. Amarsinh Baria, Divisional Fire Officer of the East Zone, found that the eatery’s fire NOC file was pending and directed a fire station officer to verify its status.

During the inquiry, Akram shared a fire NOC on WhatsApp, claiming it had been issued by the fire department. Officials, however, checked the details of the officer named on the certificate, including those of in-charge Chief Fire Officer Mithun Mistry, and found that no such NOC had been issued.

The certificate also failed verification on the department’s official portal, where no corresponding record was found. Fire officials subsequently approached Rakhial Police, leading to the registration of an FIR against Akram and Fazal.

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