Srinagar, July 3 (NVI): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against a Srinagar man for allegedly cheating several job aspirants of lakhs of rupees by promising them employment in Bahrain using forged documents, officials said on Friday.
The chargesheet in FIR No. 67/2021, registered under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), was filed before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, against Fayaz Ahmad Zarger, a resident of Qutub Din Pora, Aali Kadal in Srinagar.
According to officials, the case was registered following a written complaint alleging that the accused, operating under the name M/s HR Choice International Education Consultancy at Karanagar, lured job seekers with false promises of overseas employment in Bahrain.
During the investigation, the EOW found that the accused had allegedly duped several victims by collecting lakhs of rupees and providing forged job offer letters, visas, air tickets and other fabricated documents. To make the process appear genuine, the victims were allegedly made to undergo online interviews, medical examinations and execute agreements.
However, no jobs were arranged and the money collected from the victims was neither refunded nor returned, officials said.
The investigation substantiated the allegations, following which the chargesheet was filed before the competent court for judicial determination.
The EOW has advised the public to remain vigilant against fraudulent job rackets and urged victims of economic fraud to report such cases to the Senior Superintendent of Police, EOW Kashmir, Crime Branch J&K.(NVI)
