Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 30: The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch (CB) Jammu has filed a 142-page charge-sheet against a father-son duo for their alleged involvement in a fraud, impersonation, and cheating case.
A CB official said that Navdeep Singh and his father, Nirmal Singh, residents of Sehora, Kunjwani, were booked in case FIR number 26/2022 under sections 419, 420, 465, 467, and 120-B of the RPC.
According to him, the complaint, lodged by Jarnail Singh of Sanjay Nagar, Jammu, accused the duo of duping him out of Rs 4.05 lakhs.
Quoting the complainant, the CB official said the accused approached him (accused) for supervision services regarding the installation of 13 HVDS electrical poles in Sector 4, Channi Himmat, and 32 poles in Gandhi Nagar.
“They promised to pay Rs 3,000 per pole, with a total of Rs 12,000 per pole after installation. However, the accused demanded Rs 4.05 lakhs as an advance, claiming it was required to initiate the project,” the ACB official said.
“Jarnail Singh, trusting their word, transferred the money. Despite this, the accused neither initiated the work nor returned the funds, leading the complainant to approach the Crime Branch for help,” he added.
According to the CB official, the investigation, led by Inspector Deepak Thakur and supervised by SSP Sandeep Kumar Mehta, confirmed the allegations as it was found that the accused had intentionally misled Jarnail Singh, causing him financial loss while gaining from the fraud.
The accused conspired together to induce the complainant to deliver the advance payment through false pretences, he said.
After gathering substantial evidence, the Crime Branch submitted the charge sheet in the Court of Sub-Judge 13 FC Jammu, he said.
The case now awaits judicial determination, with both accused facing multiple charges of cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy, added the CB official.
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