Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 13: A local court today rejected the bail application of an accused involved in extorting money from the various business men by filing false criminal complaints against them in the court of law and directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to proceed ahead with the investigation in the matter.
The Judicial Magistrate Anantnag presided by Mainaaz Qadir rejected bail application of main accused, Pankaj Jain, involved in the racket of fake criminal complaints against the well known outside business men in order to grab money from them. He directed the SIT to complete the investigation as soon as possible.
Court after completing the investigation in the matter, directed the SIT to file the charge sheet before the court of law within a period of three weeks. Court further directed to locate all those persons whose particulars have been given by the complainant.
Court from perusal of the record and submission made by the public prosecutor said the accused person along with his association are deeply involved in serious offences affecting the society at large that have national and social ramifications which has created an alarming situation across the UT.
It is after the divulgence of the racket a SIT comprising Deputy Superintendent of Police Anantnag along with SHO Anantnag and I/C Police Janglaat Mandi Anantnag has been constituted to investigate the matter. It was revealed that almost 2000 fake complaints have been filed against well known businessmen in order to extort money from them.
The Investigation Officer in the case has apprised the court that the investigation in the matter is at final stage and the charge sheet after completion of investigation be filed before the court of law. Taking note of all the facts and circumstances of the case, the court said it is not proper to release the accused at this stage as his presence has been secured after more than one year when non-bailable warrants were issued against him.
The report of the concerned Police Station as sought by the court at the filing of bail application reveals that an office in the name of Host & Finance is being run at K P Road Anantnag by one Ajay Aggarwal of Calcutta and is involved in the institution fake complaints in different court with the jurisdiction of District Anantnag and Kulgam against some persons residing outside the J&K UT.
“The office has been established in order to exploit the employees as a front for filing these complaints for extortion of money”, reads the report. In this connection High Court has taken up the matter seriously and a PIL is pending in which a direction to Registrar Vigilance has been passed for filing of a detailed report in the matter.
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