Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 14: Justice Tashi Rabstan of J&K High Court rejected the bail application of one Vishal Bhagat who is co-accused with fake Army Colonel and collected the huge amount ranging from Rs 2 to Rs 5 lakh from each youth for recruiting them in Indian Army.
According to Crime Branch case, a written complaint was received by the Crime Branch, Jammu wherein it has been alleged that Kulbinder Singh son of Karnail Singh of Deharan Akhnoor Road near Mishriwala, Jammu, who had been dismissed from Indian Army, lures youths of Jammu by impersonating himself as Army Colonel and collected huge amounts ranging from two to five lakh for recruiting them in the Indian Army. The said accused has also issued various fake appointments orders in favour of various innocents youths after taking huge amount from them and he used to wear army officer's uniform and has also kept a laptop for preparing fake orders in connivance with Vishal Bhagat of Dream City, Harsh Verma @ Sahil Sharma of Janipur Press Wali Gali, Ricky Chib step brother of the accused. On receipt of this complaint, a preliminary verification was conducted by the Crime Branch, Jammu and on the basis of said verification, it was prima-facie found that accused in connivance with Vishal Bhagat, Harsh Verma, Ricky Chib was indulged in luring the youths by inducement and provides them fake orders after receiving huge amounts from them.
Justice Tashi Rabstan after hearing both the sides observed that since the allegations against the petitioner are very serious vis-a-vis duping innocent youths of their moneys on the pretext of getting them adjusted in MES and Indian Army, as such, the petitioner at this stage is not entitled to concession of bail as the offences prima-facie look to be very grievous with huge impact on the society. The offences, in the present case, are economic offences as there are serious allegations of duping the innocent youths of their moneys and the Apex Court has already held in number of cases that in economic offences, the Court should take serious view of the allegations notwithstanding the quantum of punishment to be imposed in the said economic offences. --(JNF) |
