Crime Branch registers case of cheating

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 6: Crime Branch has registered a case of cheating against Reena of Partapganj Delhi and others for cheating and duping the innocent people of their hard earned money under FIR No. 17/2013 u/s 420,465, 467, 468, 471, 120 B RPC. Other accused mentioned in the FIR are Mehmood Mustafa of Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida, Karan Singh Bisht also of Gautam Budh Nagar, Vishal Sharma of Jabalpur (MP) and Kulbir Negi of Indra Puram Gaziabad (UP). Brief facts of the case are that a written complaint was lodged by Babu Ram, son of Harbans Lal of Majoor (Kanah) Akhnoor with Crime Branch Jammu alleging therein that he came across an advertisement published in Daily Newspaper Punjab Kesari regarding installation of Aircel Company 3G Tower and accordingly he contacted the advertisers on phone who provided Account Number of Punjab National Bank and asked the complainant to deposit Rs 4200 as security deposit. Thereafter, he received an agreement letter from the Aircel office containing a phone number on which he made a call which was responded and the complainant was asked that his case has been cleared, however he had to deposit Rs 20000 as Government tax in the same account. After a few days the complainant received another call in which he was asked to deposit Rs 15000 as road tax and Rs 15000 as license fee in the same account, which was also deposited. However later the complainant came to know that the accused persons had cheated him and duped him of of his hard earned money amounting to Rs 54000. On receipt of the complaint an inquiry was initiated and it was found that phone numbers used by the accused persons to allure the complainant were in the name of Reena, R/o E77/378, Nehru Camp, Partapganj, Delhi, Mehmood Mustafa R/o B-65, Sector 56, Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida and Karan Singh Bisht R/o H-79, Sector 22, Gautam Budh Nagar Noida respectively. Record of transaction was also obtained from PNB Akhnoor where the complainant had deposited the entire amount, which revealed that Account Numbers provided by the accused persons were in the name of Vishal Sharma, son of Ajay Sharma, C/o Jagdish Parsad Patel, H No 587 ITI Bhheta Jabalpur (MP) and Kulbir Negi, R/o 385-386-B Nyaaehand III, Indra Puram Gaziabad (UP). On the basis of the records, it was found that the accused persons under a well planned criminal conspiracy to cheat the above person published a false advertisement in the news paper with the intention to induce the general public as a result of which the complainant got induced. A formal case has been registered under the relevant Sections and investigation in the case is on.