Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch today filed a charge sheet against a person from Kathua for duping youth for lakhs of rupees on the pretext of arranging Government jobs for them, an official said.
The charge sheet against Sher Ali, from Marheen tehsil, was filed in the court of law for cheating the complainant and other unemployed youth of Rs 5.50 lakhs, a Crime Branch spokesperson said.
A 104-page charge sheet was produced in the court for judicial determination, he said.
A case was registered against Ali on a written complaint lodged by Manzoor Ahmed. It was alleged that Ali lured him and other unemployed youths by posing as an influential man and would get all of them employed in MES (Military Engineering Services), Railway or banks, he said.
On this pretext, the accused collected huge amounts from the complainant and other victims and later cheated them, the spokesperson said.
A preliminary verification was initiated and the allegations were prima facie established and subsequently, a case was registered for in-depth investigation, the spokesperson said.
The relevant record was seized, statement of witnesses recorded and other material evidence was gathered and offences of cheating against the accused for luring the complainant and other unemployed youths have been established, he said.
The case was registered under FIR No. 55/2023 U/S 420 /RPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu in the Court of Law.
The cheat had lured the victims of arranging Government jobs either in MES, Railway or Bank after the accused induced them that he was an influential person.
The complainant said that the accused Sher Ali motivated them that he was an influential man and would get all of them employed in MES (Military Engineering Services), Railway or Bank. On this pretext accused collected huge amounts from the complainant and other victims and later cheated them.
A handout issued by Crime Branch said that On receipt of the complaint, a preliminary verification was initiated and the allegations were prima-facie established and subsequently, the instant case was registered for in-depth investigation. Relevant record was seized, statement of witnesses recorded U/S 161. Cr.PC and 164 Cr.PC, Scientific, Circumstantial and other Material evidence was gathered and offences of cheating against the accused for luring the complainant and other unemployed youth victims on the pretext of arranging Government jobs has been established.
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