<h1>Man arrested for running forgery racket producing counterfeit national IDs and altered land documents to defraud government agencies</h1> A local man was arrested for allegedly running a forgery racket that produced counterfeit national ID cards and altered land documents to defraud government departments and manipulate court proceedings. Police say the suspects used software to change ID numbers, names, phone numbers, addresses and photographs, then presented the forged IDs as genuine-including in court filings to obtain bail. Two mobile phones were seized; forensic analysis reportedly uncovered multiple fake IDs and evidence of distribution via messaging apps. An FIR has been filed and investigations are ongoing to identify additional collaborators and affected records.