Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 31: J&K Police announced today that it has identified six accused individuals, with one already arrested from Tamil Nadu, in connection with the alleged multi-crore scam by a company named ‘Curative Survey Private Limited.’
While detailing the developments so far, the police stated that, based on the statements of victims, technical and digital evidence, a Special Investigation Team (SIT)-which was constituted to carry out the investigation-identified six accused persons, all residents outside the J&K.
“Different police teams were constituted to arrest the identified accused persons. One accused person has been arrested by the SIT from Tamil Nadu and is taken on police remand,” police said, adding efforts are underway to arrest the remaining accused persons as well.
Pertinent to mention here, the said company is accused of scamming a number of people in both Kashmir and the Jammu division and disappearing with the invested money.
The authorities revealed that on December 19 this year, it was learned that a bogus company operating under the name ‘Curative Survey Private Limited’ scammed and cheated the unsuspecting public through a fraudulent website by falsely promising them significant returns on their investments.
“The company had deceived the subscribers, persuading them to invest their hard-earned money with fake promises of returns. After misrepresenting and cheating, the company became unresponsive, leaving subscribers in the dark and leading to chaos, anguish and protests,” police said.
Accordingly, as per the police, a case FIR No. 39/2023 under Section 66D of the IT Act and Section 420 of the IPC was registered at the Cyber Police Station in Kashmir Zone-Srinagar.
Taking into account the serious nature of the matter, the police noted that an SIT was constituted to investigate the case.
During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the company had opened six offices in the Kashmir valley and one regional office in Jammu in January-February 2023.
“All seven offices were subsequently searched, sealed, and the incriminating evidence found in these offices was seized and sent to the FSL for analysis and expert opinion.”
The police authorities stated that numerous employees of the company from across J&K were identified, examined and their statements recorded.
“Additionally, a number of victims also approached the SIT, and their statements were recorded.”
While there were different reports regarding the extent of the amount that has been scammed, the police made it clear that the same is being assessed by the collection of related evidence and the statements of witnesses, noting that all the company’s account numbers have been debit-frozen, and further investigation is ongoing.
As per the police, the involvement of employees and local contacts of the main accused persons is being investigated.
Regarding the role of those who promoted the company in Kashmir, the police said, “The social media influencers who promoted the company through various social media platforms were also examined, and their involvement in the crime is being investigated.”
While, so far, the Cyber Police Station in Kashmir Zone Srinagar has received 27 complaints related to the case, it requested the general public to come forward if they have any complaints regarding this company.
It is to be noted here that the case created a furore across J&K, with a number of cases coming to the fore from individuals claiming to have invested huge money in the company.
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