One Arrested for forging Chartered Accountant ’s Signature and Seal

Arrest- Chartered Accountant

The Karamana police on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly forging the signature and seal of a chartered accountant, reported the Hindu.

The police identified the accused as Suresh of Karamana, who operated a private financing company. He has been accused of defrauding a trading company by masquerading as a chartered accountant in order to prepare their financial statements.

Reportedly, he allegedly forged the signature and seal of a chartered accountant who is based in Attingal. The accused has been booked under various provisions pertaining to forgery and cheating. He was remanded to the judicial custody after being produced at a court.

The ICAI has, recently launched a new system to system to generate a new unique identification Number keep the records of attestations by the Chartered Accountants. This will help the Institute to track all the certifications and also make fake certifications / third part certifications harder to get.

The Institute has asked its members to register with the new venture, ie., Unique Document Identification Number to trace out the fake Chartered Accountants.

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