{
  "id": 13497398,
  "title": "Mumbai: PMLA Court Rejects Secondary Evidence Plea After Forgery Case Documents Go Missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mumbai-pmla-court-rejects-secondary-evidence-plea-after-forgery-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T18:35:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-pmla-court-rejects-secondary-evidence-plea-after-forgery-case-documents-go-missing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, October 10, 2026 - Nearly two decades after a forgery case was initiated against the trustees of the Sarva Dharma Manav Charitable Trust, court records reveal that essential documentary evidence has gone missing. The court has also dismissed the prosecution's request to accept secondary evidence in the case, which involves an alleged Rs 12 crore fraud. Originally registered in 2005-06 at a police station in Thane, the case alleged that the accused established the Sarva Dharma Manav Charitable Trust and used forged documents to transfer funds into the trust's account. The Enforcement Directorate subsequently filed a money laundering case alongside the PMLA proceedings, both of which were transferred to the Mumbai Sessions Court. When the court requested the prosecution to initiate the trial, they discovered that the original forged documents were missing, along with the handwriting report. Consequently, the prosecution sought to rely on secondary evidence. However, the court rejected this plea, citing a lack of information regarding the custody of the documents, the person who received them, and the subsequent custody transfer after receiving the opinion of the Handwriting Expert.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 10, 2026: Nearly 20 years after a forgery case was registered against the trustees of the Sarva Dharma Manav Charitable Trust, documentary evidence has been found missing from the court record. The court has also rejected the prosecution's plea to rely on secondary evidence. Case involves alleged Rs 12 crore fraud In 2005-06, a case was originally registered at a police station in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "MP's Dhar Court Rejects Closure Report In 2017 Robbery Case, Flags Alleged Evidence Tampering And Police Lapses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mps-dhar-court-rejects-closure-report-in-2017-robbery-case-flags",
        "published": "2026-10-10T16:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}