JAMMU: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Jammu, of Crime Branch J&K has registered 11 FIRs against several individuals for their alleged involvement in cases of impersonation, cheating, fraud, forgery of revenue records, and misuse of official positions, particularly by revenue officials, resulting in the duping of innocent people on the false promise of providing jobs.
The FIRs were registered following the receipt of written complaints from aggrieved persons. After a detailed examination of the complaints on factual as well as legal grounds, the allegations were found to disclose the commission of serious cognizable offences, including fraud, impersonation, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and abuse of official authority.
According to Crime Branch officials, the complaints relate to a broad spectrum of fraudulent activities. These include the irregular issuance of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) in District Doda, bank loan frauds through forged KYC documents, cheating by promising government jobs, issuance of fake appointment letters, and illegal diversion of funds sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).
Other cases involve the use of forged educational certificates to secure government employment, preparation and circulation of fake government communications, visa-related frauds, and manipulation of revenue and service records to obtain compassionate appointments under SRO-43. The allegations further include misuse of official position by public servants, tampering with public records, obtaining illegal financial gains, issuing threats to complainants, and causing wrongful losses to the government exchequer and financial institutions.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu, Mohd Fiesel Qureshi-JKPS, said, “The Crime Branch is committed to safeguarding public trust and taking stringent action against those involved in economic offences. Such crimes not only harm individuals but also undermine the integrity of public institutions.”
He advised citizens to remain vigilant and promptly report any instances of economic offences to the Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu for timely legal action.