Crime Branch books fraudsters for duping people on pretext of Govt jobs

Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 15: The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today charge sheeted two persons for luring people on the pretext of providing Govt jobs and minting money from them.
A CBK official said that the charge sheet was produced in case FIR No: 47/2016 U/S 420, 468, 471, 120-B, 109 RPC before the Court in Srinagar against the fraudsters
Detailing the case, he said that the Crime Branch received a communication from CID Headquarter J&K, where under it was mentioned that CID J&K has received a communication from Chairman State Bank of India regarding providing character verification/non-involvement in subversive activities in respect of Shahnawaz Shareef Bhat son of Mohammed Abdullah Bhat resident of Gazergund Budgam, Shabir Hussain Mir son of Gh. Hassan resident of Hamdaniya Colony Sector D-House No. 198 Bemina Srinagar and Tayeeb Yaseen Ahangar son of Mohammed Yaseen resident of Syed Abad Bemina Srinagar.
“However, verification rolls in respect of these individuals were not found appended with the communication and the matter was accordingly taken up with the concerned bank authorities and in response to the communication it was informed that the letter purported to have been sent by the chairman SBI is forged/fabricated and has not been issued by the State Bank of India,” the CBK said,
Based on the above communications, CBK said, Case FIR No. 47/2016 was registered in P/S CBK and investigation was started.
As per the CBK, during investigation, it was established that an amount of Rs. 4 lakhs were collected by the accused on the pretext of providing a Govt. job to the candidates in the State Bank of India.
“However instead of providing the job the money has been grabbed by the accused persons,” it said.
From the facts enumerated during the investigation, CBK said, it has been established that the accused persons namely Shabir Ahmad Sheikh from Hamdaniya Colony Bemina, Srinagar, Mohd. Sultan Ganie alias Prof. Mohd. Sultan Ganie son of Late Abdul Aziz Ganie resident of Ungam Bandipora have dishonestly, fraudulently and after hatching a criminal conspiracy with each other and with the aid/abetment of Bashir Ahmad Shah from Tral and Gowhar Nazir Rather from Chandhara Pampore cheated one Mohammad Yaseen of Bemina Srinagar “and fraudulently collected an amount of Rs. 4 lakhs from him.