x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Justice For Terror Victim Families | Kathua Administration welcomes first Batch of Amarnath Yatris at Lakhanpur | Yatra of resilience: LG to flag off first batch today after Pahalgam carnage, Op Sindoor | LG visits Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar, reviews arrangements | LG reviews final preparations | LG chairs high-level meeting, discusses issues of terror victim families | LG flags off fleet of ambulances in Ramban, Anantnag districts | 5 real brothers from Budgam among fraudulently selected candidates | Hope beneath the surface: Govt plans underground hospital in Poonch | ACB catches DDC member red handed | Crime Branch books J&K Bank officers, others for frauds | Back Issues  
 
news details
Crime Branch arrests impersonating Army Colonel along with his associates
5/24/2019 11:31:48 PM
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.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU