Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: The Crime Branch Jammu has registered case against two cheats from Karnataka for duping innocent persons on the pretext of cash award by sending them SMS on their mobile phones.
The duo, identified as Javed Sheraj Sheikh and Imran Mohd Shabir Mandlik of Uttrakannada, Karnataka, have been booked under Sections 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of RPC.
They allegedly duped one Mohd Ashraf son of Wazir Mohd of Khanetar Haveli in Poonch by sending him SMS to deposit Rs 25000 as tax and Rs 22000 as transaction amount in two different account numbers in SBI in order to receive an amount of Rs 10, 40,000 as cash award.
After Mohd Ashraf deposited the amount in said account number through SBI branch Poonch, he came to know that he had been duped by the accused persons.
Following a complaint in this connection, the Crime Branch Jammu initiated an inquiry and during the course of investigation, it was found that the account number 32393255283, in which the amount was deposited by the victim, was in the name of these two accused.
On this a formal case was registered under the relevant section of law against the accused persons.
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