Crime Branch Jammu arrested a notorioushabitualfraudster–SarupLalS/O Late Manga Ram R/O Allah, Arnia, A/P H.No.75 W.No.04 Bari Brahmana Samba in case FIR No 11/2019 U/S 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B RPC P/S Crime Branch, Jammu for duping the complainants/unemployed youths fraudulently of huge money to the tune of Rs.12.00 lac in one case after inducing and luring them on the pretext of providing Govt. jobs in MES Hqrs. Srinagar. The accused was evading his arrest since long by changing his locations frequently in Punjab, Chandigarh and usinghis car in which he had set up his bedding.But the professional team of CBJ coordinated their efforts very welland finally arrested him from Pathankote area.
The case owes its origin to a communication received from SSP Jammu on a written complaint lodged by-(1) Makhan Singh S/O Munshi Ram R/O Village BatoliPatair Tehsil Billawer District Kathua A/P Dogra Hall Jammu, (2) Ranjit Singh S/O Shamsher Singh R/O Tehsil Ramnagar District Udhampur, (3) Sunil Singh S/O PadamDev Singh R/ORamnagarDistt. Udhampur and (4) Pardeep Kumar S/O Sham Lal R/O District Udhampur for cheating and fraud committed by the above accused andother co-accused.A preliminary verification was initiated in Crime Branch Jammu into the matter and allegations were prima facie substantiated, leading to registration of criminal case in Crime Branch, Jammu.
During investigation, authentication of appointment / joining letters from the concerned MES Department was sought and it was found fabricated. Thus the accused persons making false and forged documents used them as genuine for the purpose of cheating gullible unemployed youth. Accused Pawan Kumar S/O Surinder Kumar R/O Bhagwati Nagar Jammu was arrested on 06.02.2020 in the instant case and is presently in Judicial custody.
Accused persons are habitual offenders of committing such nature of crime. Accused SaroopLalis a known & habitual fraudster and six other FIRs of similar naturestand registered against him in Police Station Crime Branch Jammu. The accused is being put to questioning to ascertain the modus operandi of crime and other aspects related to the case. Further investigation of the case is in progress.