Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: Crime Branch Jammu has charge-sheeted a Visa Consultant and others for duping people on the pretext of arranging work permit abroad.
Charge-sheet has been produced against accused Suresh Kumar, son of Tulsi Ram of Khara Madana, Tehsil Bari Brahmana District Samba; Ghar Singh son of Janak Singh of Sanik Colony, Jammu and Tulsi Ram son of Jethu Ram of Khara Madana Samba in case FIR number 22/2017, U/S 420, 120-B RPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu for their involvement in cheating and duping the complainant and other unemployed youth of their hard earned money on the pretext of sending them abroad viz New Zealand for employment purpose.
A written complaint was jointly lodged by Rajeev Kumar of Mukhra Phallian Mandal, Jammu and Vinay Sharma, resident of 85, Ward No. 5, Rajeev Colony Bari Brahmana, Jammu, in the Crime Branch wherein the complainants had alleged that accused Suresh Kumar who is running his office under the name and style Uncle’s Visa Consultants at 37/8 Trikuta Nagar, Jammu had cheated and duped them of their hard earned money amounting to lacs of rupees on the pretext of sending them abroad for jobs in New Zealand. Despite taking such a huge amount the accused neither arranged any job for them nor returned the money to them, thus has cheated them etc.
On receipt of the complaint, a preliminary verification was conducted in the Crime Branch, Jammu and during the course of enquiry the allegations were prima facie substantiated and the instant case was registered. During the course of investigation, documentary/oral evidence was gathered together with all relevant aspects, statement of the witnesses recorded U/s 161 Cr PC & 164-A CrPC as well as other circumstantial evidence enumerated during the course of investigation the offence U/s 420 & 120 RPC have been fully established against the accused for their involvement in cheating the complainant on the pretext of arranging the work permit aboard.
Charge-sheet (Challan) has been produced before this Court for judicial determination against the accused except for co-accused Ghar Singh son of Janak Singh of Sanik Colony, Jammu, who is absconding, thus charge-sheet U/S 512 Cr PC has been produced against him before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu for judicial determination.