Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 31: The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a charge-sheet against two accused of duping, cheating Hajj aspirants and grabbing an amount of Rs 8 lakhs fraudulently on the pretext of organizing Haj pilgrimage.
In this regard, the CBK said that the charge sheet was filed in case FIR No: 38/2020 U/S 420, 120-B RPC of P/S CBK before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar against Shoiab Ashraf Khan S/o Mohd Ashraf Khan R/o Goal Market Srinagar and Ashiq Hussain Mir s/o Mehraj-u-din Mir R/o Gulab Bagh Zakoora Srinagar (proprietors of A&Y Tour and Travels)
Stating the brief details of the case, the CBK said that it had received a written complaint from one Nazir Ahmad Dar alleging therein that
one Shoiab Ashraf Khan S/o Mohd Ashraf Khan R/o Goal Market Karanagar Srinagar, proprietor of A&Y Tour and Travels has grabbed an amount of Rs 8.00 lakhs on the pretext of organizing the Haj pilgrimage.
On receipt of this complaint, CBK said that an enquiry was initiated which then revealed that the accused Shoiab Ashraf Khan is running Tour & Travel companies under the name and style ‘EDRAAL Tour & Travels’ and ‘A&Y’ at Nigeen and Kangan respectively for Haj and Umrah purposes in partnership with another accused namely Ashiq Hussain Mir.
“The accused induced the complaint and his associates to credit an amount of Rs 8.00 Lac for managing Haj Pilgrimage for them. However, after receiving the money accused persons closed their Tour and Travel office and could not be traced by the complainant, despite his incessant efforts,” the CBK said.
Accordingly, CBK said, a case FIR No: 38/2020 U/S 420, 120-B RPC was registered in P/S CBK.
“The investigation, so conducted established cheating on part of the said accused persons and keeping in view the facts and evidence collected during the investigation offences punishable U/S 420 RPC were proved against the accused persons and Challan submitted in the Court of Law,” it said.
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