Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 6: Crime Branch Kashmir today presented challan against a cheat, who deceived a carpet manufacturing private limited company by impersonating himself as Commissioner of Police.
Charge sheet in case FIR No.02/2013 was presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar, against accused Mushtaq Hussain Shawl of Rajbagh Srinagar, for the commission of offences punishable under section 419, 420 RPC.
The case was registered subsequent to a complaint filed on behalf of Bhim Rakte, Director, M/s OBEETEE, a carpet manufacturing private limited company of New Delhi, wherein it was alleged that the said accused had pretended himself to be Commissioner of Police and Chairman of purchase committee, Government of J&K and with a fraudulent and dishonest intention had induced the said company to deposit an amount of Rs 32162/- into his account as tender expenses for supply of 30,000/- prayer rugs.
During the investigation, it was established that the complainant on being so induced had transferred an amount of Rs. 32162/- into the account of the accused, maintained at Axix Bank Lal Chowk. The said amount was subsequently withdrawn by the accused and thus by way of impersonation, he had cheated the said company.
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