CB registers FIR against imposter, two non-local fraudsters | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 19: Jammu and Kashmir police Crime Branch (CB), Kashmir, on Thursday registered two First Information Reports (FIRs) against an imposter and two non local fraudsters, a spokesman of the CB said. He said CB Kashmir registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a Basant Bagh, Srinagar, resident for impersonation and fraud. The accused duped a resident of Khansahib in the central Kashmir district of Badgm, under the pretext of providing a license for Gas Agency at Pulwama and cheated him to deposit an amount of Rs 35 lakh by impersonating to be a high-profile official. "The accused in turn handed over fake and forged documents to the complainant purported to have been issued by the Union Petroleum Ministry," he said. Meanwhile, he said, CB also lodged a FIR against two non-local fraudsters for duping a Srinagar resident under the pretext of winning Rs 6 lakh in a lucky draw. "The fraudsters induced the complainant to deposit Rs 58850 as processing fee and GST into the account numbers maintained and operated in the name of the accused persons," he said. The CB officiating officer said the accused cheated the complainant dishonestly and fraudulently thereby caused wrongful gain upon themselves against corresponding loss to the complainant. |
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