The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Jammu has registered 11 FIRs against individuals involved in impersonation, cheating, fraud, forgery of revenue records, and misuse of official positions by revenue officials, leading to the duping of innocent people on the pretext of providing jobs.
The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch spokesman said here today that the FIRs were registered following written complaints received from complainants and after thorough assessment on factual and legal grounds, the allegations were found to involve serious offences including fraud, impersonation, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and abuse of official authority.
According to officials, the complaints pertain to a wide range of fraudulent activities, including irregular issuance of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) in District Doda, bank loan frauds using forged KYC documents, cheating by promising to provide government jobs, issuance of fake appointment letters and illegal diversion of PMEGP loan amounts.
Other cases involve the use of forged educational certificates to secure government jobs, preparation and circulation of fake government communications, visa frauds and manipulation of revenue and service records to obtain compassionate appointments under SRO-43.
He said that the allegations also included misuse of official position by public servants, tampering with public records, illegal financial gains, 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, reaffirming his commitment to safeguard public trust advised citizens to remain vigilant and promptly report economic offences to Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu.
