Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 30: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Jammu (CBJ) has filed second charge sheet against a seasoned conman within a span of 11 days who has allegedly duped an individual of his hard-earned money by impersonating as a Deputy Secretary in the Civil Secretariat.
A CBJ spokesperson said the accused, Ashiq Hussain from Village Barthi, Tehsil Gandoh, District Doda, has been charge-sheeted in case FIR number 65/2022 under section 420, 170 IPC registered at Police Station Crime Branch Jammu.
He said Hussain was booked on the complaint of one Ranjeet Singh Manhas, who had approached LG’s Grievance Cell, accusing former of duping him of Rs 12 lakh by pledging to secure for his (complainant’s) son’s Government job in the Tourism Department.
“The probe conducted by the Crime Branch exposed a recurring pattern of deceit that Ashiq Hussain had meticulously engineered. A previous case also saw him deceiving an aspiring job-seeker by falsely guaranteeing a prestigious Probationary Officer role at the J&K Bank,” said the CBJ spokesperson.
In the instant case, he said, criminal proceedings were initiated against the accused, who actually works as a class-IV employee with the PDD Special Division of Gandoh, District Doda, with the approval of the Crime Headquarters in the form of preliminary verification.
After allegations against the accused were substantiated, he further said that a case was registered under the relevant sections of law for in-depth investigation.
“During investigation, the Crime Branch diligently gathered a mosaic of evidence, encompassing both documentary and oral testimonies, as well as circumstantial proof accumulated during the investigative process,” he said.
“These efforts solidified the charges against the perpetrator, establishing offenses under Sections 420 and 170 of the IPC, specifically cheating and impersonation, respectively,” added the CBJ spokesperson.
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