In a major crackdown on postal fraud, Mumbai’s MRA Marg police have dismantled an interstate syndicate producing and distributing counterfeit postal stamps across India. Five key members were arrested, and fake stamps worth over Rs 27 lakh were seized in a meticulously planned operation.
The investigation began last year when a postal inspector at Mumbai’s GPO flagged suspicious stamps flooding the market. Acting on the complaint filed on September 12, 2025, police launched a technical probe that uncovered a sophisticated network printing fake stamps on a massive scale and shipping them nationwide via couriers.
Digging deeper, officers traced suspicious bank transactions totaling Rs 7-8 crore linked to the gang’s accounts, highlighting the scale of the scam. Intelligence revealed the masterminds were holed up in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, constantly switching phones and hideouts to evade capture.
A dedicated Mumbai police team camped in Delhi for 14 days, gathering tips from informants before swooping in for the arrests. The raids yielded fake postal stamps valued at Rs 27,84,200, dealing a severe blow to the operation that was costing the government millions in revenue losses.
Those nabbed include Rakesh Bind from Mumbai, Shamsuddin Gaffar and Shahid Raza from Bihar, Mohammad Shahabuddin Sheikh from Delhi, and Virendra Prasad from Ghaziabad. Interrogations are ongoing to map the full supply chain and production methods, with raids continuing in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Delhi. The gang’s kingpin remains at large, but police vow to net the entire network soon.