New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police has arrested a wanted fraudster, Kushal Samir Mehta, for his alleged involvement in multiple high-value forgery cases involving fake government documents.

Mehta was nabbed on October 1 at Mumbai's Borivali Railway Station following an extensive inter-state operation.

Mehta is currently linked to two major cases in Delhi involving forged documents purportedly originating from central ministries, courts, and financial institutions, with a total defrauded or attempted value exceeding Rs.21 crore.

According to police, the first case (FIR 109/2022) was registered following a complaint by Ministry of Finance officials regarding an attempt to fraudulently release govern...