An organised racket involving the circulation of forged Local Certificates has been unearthed in the Little Andaman region following an investigation by Police Station Aberdeen, with assistance from Police Station Hut Bay. The case has exposed the misuse of official documentation for illegal financial and travel benefits meant exclusively for genuine island residents.
The case came to light after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Police Station Aberdeen on December 1, 2025, following the detection of forged Local Certificates being used in the R.K. Pur area of Little Andaman. The investigation was assigned to Sub-Inspector Tejeshwar Rao of PS Aberdeen.
During the course of the investigation, police seized 17 forged Local Certificates. Examination of the documents revealed that all certificates were identical in format and carried a forged digital signature and the same timestamp, May 29, 2023, at 10:33:01 hours, purportedly issued in the name of the then Tehsildar, Gopal Chandra Mosid. The uniformity of the certificates pointed to systematic digital forgery rather than isolated instances.
Further investigation revealed that the certificates were digitally forged by Sujoy Mondal, a resident of Dairy Farm, Sri Vijaya Puram. The forged documents were allegedly circulated in Little Andaman by Hiramon Biswas, Sujan Baidya and Sudeep Joddar, all residents of R.K. Pur. Police said the accused collected money from beneficiaries through both cash and UPI payments in exchange for the fake certificates.
According to investigators, the forged Local Certificates were being used to illegally avail ship journey concessions and other benefits reserved for genuine islanders. The operation indicated a coordinated nexus aimed at exploiting government welfare mechanisms through fabricated documents.
Three accused — Hiramon Biswas, 25, Sujan Baidya, 24, and Sudeep Joddar, 23, were initially arrested in connection with the case. All three were produced before the court and subsequently remanded to judicial custody.
The alleged key figure behind the digital forgery, Sujoy Mondal, 27, had reportedly fled to West Bengal after the racket surfaced. He was later traced, arrested by the investigating team in West Bengal, and brought to Sri Vijaya Puram. He was produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody. Police said further investigation is ongoing to identify additional beneficiaries and assess the full scale of the racket.
The investigation was carried out under the supervision of Inspector Vishal Ram, Station House Officer of PS Aberdeen, under the command of SDPO South Andaman Brij Mohan Meena, DANIPS, and overall supervision of DIGP South Andaman District Manoj Kumar Meena, IPS.
Authorities have urged the public to share any information related to similar crimes or illegal activities. Information can be reported to police helpline numbers 112, 03192-232100, 03192-236641, or 03192-232400, with assurance that the identity of informants will be kept confidential.
