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THERE is no shortage of fraudsters in Pakistan. Yet when such individuals claim to represent the police or intelligence agencies, the implications of their deceit can be far-reaching. It is therefore vital that the state make concerted efforts to track down and put these people out of business. As was reported by this newspaper, three impostors were arrested in Islamabad after it was discovered that a man paid them Rs9mn to secure two appointment letters for posts in the police department. The man wanted the letters for himself and his cousin for the post of assistant superintendent of police. The phoney documents bore the signatures and stamps of top police officials as well as senior bureaucrats. One of the alleged conmen had reportedly claimed that he was the country head of Interpol as well as the director of an intelligence agency; he had `service cards` of these organisations to prove it. The scam was uncovered after the victims applied to the police department, only to be told that the appointment letters were fakes. 
The incident highlights the fact that there are black sheep in government departments — especially the police — who buy and sell jobs. Rs9mn is an astonishing price for two ASP posts, which indicates the ease with which crooked individuals can rake it in, once they have been hired as policemen. A probe is required in order to ascertain how the suspects got hold of the stamps and whether or not the stamps are genuine. This case also raises the bigger picture: there is a need for a thorough cleansing of the police department to weed out individuals who give the force a bad name, either by indulging in corrupt practices or by aiding and abetting scammers. The authorities need to crack down on those who abuse for personal gain their positions as public servan

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