Et Report
Jammu, Sept 16: Crime Branch, Jammu has registered a case against Tharagaval Proprietor New MMS and Sons C/o 1/129 Parans Kudi Road Parthibnur Ramanatha Puram, Tamil Nadu for cheating by way of supplying mud and sand instead of charcoal. According to press release, a written complaint was lodged by Tapan Dubey son of Pawan Dubey, Director, Shree Sita Ram Industries Private Limited SIDCO Industrial Complex, Bari Brahmana, Jammu with Crime Branch alleging therein that he had placed an order with S. Tharagaval Prop. New MMS and Sons C/o 1/129 Parans Kudi Road Parthibnur Ramanatha Puram, Tamil Nadu for the supply of 1300 metric ton charcoal at the rate of 8000/- per metric ton valuing ` 1,04,00,000/- excluding freight charges and in this regard had paid half of the amount to the accused.
That after some time the accused again approached the complainant and demanded hike in the settled rate @` 1400/- per metric ton, which was accepted by the complainant having no other choice and accordingly the complainant paid an amount of ` 1,45,05,900/- to the accused, however, despite waiting for long time the accused failed to deliver the material. After hectic efforts, the accused delivered 859 metric ton material out of the settled 1300 metric ton in the month of August 2012 through goods train for which an amount of ` 39,79,673/- was paid by the complainant as freight charges, however, on unloading the material from the train, the complainant was shocked to see that instead of charcoal, mud, sand and dust has been supplied by the accused who in the process cheated and duped the complainant of his hard earned money, etc.
On receipt of the said complaint, an enquiry was initiated in Crime Branch, Jammu and during the course of enquiry, it was found that the material supplied by the accused was mud, sand and dust and not charcoal for which the complainant had paid such a huge amount of money and that the accused with malafide intentions by alluring the complainant through fraudulent means to deposit a huge sum of money in his account has cheated and deprived the complainant of his hard earned money amounting to ` 1,84,85,573/- and thus has caused wrongful loss to the complainant and wrongful gain to himself.
On this a formal case has been registered in P/S Crime Branch, Jammu under the relevant sections of law against the above mentioned accused person and investigation of the case is in progress. |
