Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 2: The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a charge sheet against a couple from Srinagar’s Batamaloo area in a case related to cheating.
In this regard, CBK said that a charge sheet has been filed in case FIR No: 23/2018 U/S 420, 120-B RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar against a couple namely Tahir Amin Bahadur, son of Mohamamd Amin Bahadur of Lakshmanpora, Batamaloo and his wife Masrat Bilal Khan, also infamous as ‘Bunty-Babli’ for cheating and grabbing the hard-earned money of Mohammad Yousuf Khan of Gogjibagh, Srinagar fraudulently and deceitfully.
While stating the facts of the case, the CBK said that it received a complaint from Mohammad Yousuf Khan, son of Abdul Samad Khan of Khan Manzil-II, Cherry Garden Gogjibagh Srinagar stating that he has rented out his annexy to Tahir Amin Bahadur, son of Mohammad Amin Bahdur of Lachmanpora, Batamaloo Srinagar and his wife Masrat Bilal, daughter of Mohammad Bilal Khan @ Anjum in August 2016.
“Over some time the complainant loaned an amount of Rs. 4, 33, 000/- to the couple on humanitarian grounds as they pleaded to have suffered financial losses during the floods of Sept 2014. The duo purchased a four-wheeler and two-wheeler from the complainant and cheques which were given for payment bounced. The accused disappeared and could not be traced by the complainant,” the CBK said.
Subsequent, CBK said, to the complaint an enquiry was initiated at CBK, followed by registration of case FIR No: 23/2018 U/S 420, 120-B RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir.
“During the investigation, it came to fore that the suspects have deceitfully taken an amount of Rs. 6.38 lakh from the complainant on different occasions and have left the rented accommodation without informing the complainant and have also grabbed the arrears of rent. The suspects have as such cheated the complainant and grabbed his hard-earned money fraudulently and deceitfully,” the CBK said.
The investigation carried out revealed that the accused persons are habitual offenders and known fraudsters, who have cheated/defrauded several innocent people and several FIRs have been lodged against the accused persons in different Police Stations of J&K and outside the State.
“The investigation has also found that the accused persons frequently change of their residence to evade their arrest. Charges were proved U/S 420, 120B RPC and charge sheet produced by Crime Branch Kashmir before the Court of law,” CBK said.
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