Srinagar, Aug 22 (NVI): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against a habitual offender in connection with a fake government job racket, officials said on Saturday.
The chargesheet was filed before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kupwara, against Abdul Majeed Mir, a resident of Lashtiyal Kalaroos in Kupwara district, in FIR No. 18/2026 registered under sections 420, 468, 471 and 201 of the RPC, the EOW said in a statement.
The case was registered following a complaint alleging that Mir had cheated the complainant of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of arranging a government job and handed over a forged appointment order purportedly issued by the Chairman-cum-Chief Executive Officer of J&K Bank, it said.
The EOW said the allegations were substantiated during investigation on the basis of evidence collected and the case was found proved.
According to the agency, Mir is a habitual offender and is involved in 15 other criminal cases registered across the Kashmir Valley.
He was arrested on July 18 and is currently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar in connection with another case registered by the EOW, the statement said.
The EOW has advised people to remain vigilant against fraudulent job offers and report suspicious activities to the agency.(NVI)
