Budgam, Dec 18: In a major crackdown on job fraud, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against two individuals for allegedly cheating a complainant of ₹11 lakh by falsely promising a government job.
The chargesheet, filed in FIR No. 08/2024 under Sections 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC, has been presented before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, for judicial determination.
According to the case details, the matter originated from a written complaint alleging that Mst. Ishrat Bano, daughter of Mohd Ayoub Bhat and a resident of Zirhama, Kupwara, induced the complainant to pay ₹11,00,000 on the pretext that her husband would arrange a government job for him.
Acting on this assurance, the complainant transferred the amount into a bank account as directed. However, despite repeated assurances, neither was any government job arranged nor was the money returned.
Following receipt of the complaint, the EOW Kashmir initiated a detailed investigation. During the probe, it was revealed that the money had been credited into the bank account of Gulzar Ahmad Wani alias Shahid, son of Shamas Din Wani, a resident of Zirhama/Liderwan, Kupwara.
Investigators further uncovered that there was no husband-wife relationship between the two accused, exposing the fraudulent conspiracy behind the transaction.
The investigation established prima facie involvement of both accused in cheating and criminal conspiracy. Upon completion of the probe, the allegations were found substantiated, leading to the submission of the chargesheet before the competent court for judicial adjudication.