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EOW Kashmir registers 3 cases against notorious fraudster

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Srinagar, May 12: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K on Tuesday registered three separate cases against a Kupwara resident for allegedly cheating several persons on the pretext of providing government jobs in different departments and financial institutions, officials said.
The cases were registered against Abdul Majeed Mir a resident of Lastiyal Kalaroos, Kupwara after a preliminary investigation conducted by EoW revealed that the accused had collected huge amounts of money from victims by falsely assuring them of government employment.
EoW said the accused had prepared and supplied fake and forged appointment orders purportedly issued by government agencies and J&K Bank in order to deceive the victims and gain their trust.
“The acts committed by the accused prima facie attract offences punishable under relevant sections of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),” the agency said.
EOW said Mir is a notorious offender against whom Crime Branch Kashmir has already challaned two cases in the past.

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