 Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 26: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has registered a formal case against two individuals for their alleged involvement in a large-scale fraud related to procurement of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The case was initiated following a written complaint alleging that the accused, residents of Peerbagh and Sanat Nagar, Srinagar, impersonated themselves as delegates of the J&K Ministry and OSD Supplies. “By deceitful means, they induced departments and institutions to transfer payments for medical goods into bank accounts fraudulently opened in the names of genuine suppliers. The accused also allegedly created fake email IDs to misrepresent the original supplier’s identity,” the EoW statement said.
Preliminary verification revealed that the accused dishonestly obtained an amount of Rs 27 lakh from a government office and planned to fraudulently withdraw Rs 2.24 crore from a government medical institution. On prima facie evidence, offences under various sections of IPC read with a section of the IT Act have been established, it sai. Cognizance has been taken and further investigation is underway, the statement added. |
