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| Crime Branch arrests impersonating Army Colonel along with his associates | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 24: Crime Branch, Jammu has arrested a person impersonating as an Army Colonel along with his associates for running a fake recruitment racket.
A complaint in this regard was lodged by one Mohinder Kumar, son of Anek Ram of Shamachak (Jhiri) Jammu and others was received in Crime Branch, Jammu, alleging therein that Kulwinder Singh, son of Karnail Singh of Deharan Akhnoor Road near Mishriwala Jammu, a dismissed Army personnel, lures unemployed youths by impersonating himself as Army Colonel and collects huge amounts ranging from two to five lakh for recruiting them in Indian Army and has issued fake appointment orders in favour of various gullible youths after taking huge amounts from them by means and cheated them.
Initially he had opened his office at Paloura Jammu, then shifted Muthi, Camp and presently operating from Muthi as well as from Janipur. The said accused used to wear Army officer's uniform (Colonel Rank) to cheat the youths so as to pose himself as Army officer and has also kept a laptop for preparing fake orders in connivance with Vishal Bhagat of Dream City, Sahil Sharma of Janipur Press Wali Gali and Ricky Chib step brother of the accused who lured various youths and have taken huge amounts from them by making false promises of appointing them in Indian Army by well knitted rackets of cheaters thereby causing wrongful gain for themselves and huge losses to innocent youths.
On receipt of this complaint, a preliminary verification was conducted by Crime Branch, Jammu and on the basis of verification, it was prima facie found that Kulwinder Singh in connivance with Vishal Bhagat, Sahil Sharma and Ricky Chib is indulging in luring the youths by inducement and provides them fake order after receiving huge amounts from them by fraudulent means. It was also revealed that the self-style and impersonating army Colonel had spread rumors that the area of his location has been given under his charge by the Indian army for recruitment purpose and has also issued I-Cards to many unemployed youths on the pretext of recruitment in Indian Army and has extorted huge money from them fraudulently.
Accordingly, a case FIR No. 28/2019 u/s 420, 467, 468, 471, 170, 171, 120-B RPC was registered at P/S Crime Branch, Jammu against the accused persons. The Crime Branch team conducted raid at the rental residence cum office of accused Kulwinder Singh and recovered/seized incriminating materials including Army uniform with stars, medals, laptop, mobiles, Army Recruitment records. The accused Kulwinder Singh along with his associates was arrested. |
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