Crime Branch registers three cases against alleged job fraudster
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch has registered three separate cases against an alleged fraudster for cheating people on the pretext of providing government jobs, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Abdul Majeed Mir of Lastiyal Kalaroos in Kupwara district, allegedly duped several persons by falsely assuring them of jobs in government departments and financial institutions, they said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused collected huge sums of money from the victims and supplied fake appointment orders purportedly issued by government agencies and J&K Bank to gain their trust, officials said.
They said the offences attracted provisions under the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Officials said Mir was a habitual offender and that the Crime Branch Kashmir had already filed chargesheets against him in two earlier cases.
The Crime Branch advised the public to remain vigilant against economic frauds and report such incidents to the EOW Kashmir.
