A civic volunteer named Monirul Islam, based in Nizambari (Kumlai Gram Panchayat, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal), has been arrested for forging police clearance certificates. Authorities say he created at least 22 fraudulent PCC documents, complete with forged signatures of the Malbazar police officer in-charge, and sold them to local youths aspiring for temporary Army labour positions. His operation was conducted offline, circumventing the police department’s standard online process, and was uncovered following a formal complaint. An investigation is now underway under relevant forgery and fraud provisions.