Crime Branch Registers Case Against Three Jammu Flour Mills Employees for Multi-Crore Embezzlement
JAMMU, Jan 20: The Crime Branch (CB) of Jammu police has initiated an investigation into a multi-crore embezzlement case involving three employees of M/s Jammu Flour Mills. The employees have been booked for criminal breach of trust, fraud, and embezzlement, utilizing a sophisticated and deceitful modus operandi.
Official sources confirmed that the Crime Branch received a formal complaint from Arun Mahajan, the Managing Partner of M/s Jammu Flour Mills, Gangyal, alleging that three employees—Dikshant Anand (Area Salesman), Narinder Chopra (Billing Clerk), and Amit Sharma (Accountant)—were involved in serious financial irregularities amounting to Rs 2.00 to Rs 2.50 crores. The complaint highlighted that the trio conspired to execute a fraudulent scheme that resulted in substantial financial losses for the company.
The fraudulent activities came to light in September 2024 when Moti Lal, the Operations Manager, alerted the complainant to suspicious billing practices by Narinder Chopra, the Billing Clerk. Following this, Mahajan conducted a self-audit of the Flour Mills’ accounts, which led to the discovery of various discrepancies. A subsequent comprehensive audit by a Chartered Accountant revealed startling details of the fraud.
The accused employees were found to have been manipulating billing records by diverting NEFT transactions to unrelated parties. For cash transactions, they underbilled clients, with the difference being embezzled. For example, invoices worth Rs 1.00 lakh were reduced to Rs 80,000, with the remaining Rs 20,000 pocketed by the accused. Amit Sharma, the Accountant, played a key role in manipulating entries, ensuring the fraudulent transactions went undetected.
Furthermore, Dikshant Anand was found to have created fictitious entities and sold goods to multiple retailers under fake names. He also misappropriated payments owed to the Flour Mills by recovering book debts from various parties under false pretenses. The audit revealed that payments made to the Flour Mills were being diverted to the bank accounts of the accused’s family members, relatives, and friends.
The Crime Branch has now filed an FIR (No. 06/2025) under sections 409, 465, 467, 468, 470, 471, 472, and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the accused—Dikshant Anand, son of Harvinder Anand, resident of Rehambal, Udhampur; Narinder Chopra, son of Satish Kumar Chopra, resident of Lakhdata Bazar, Jammu; and Amit Sharma, son of Bahadur Chand Sharma, resident of Preet Nagar, Jammu.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch Jammu, Benam Tosh confirmed the registration of the case and stated that an in-depth investigation is underway to uncover the full extent of the fraud and bring the culprits to justice.
