SRINAGAR, Dec 24: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before the Court of Judge Small Causes, Srinagar, in connection with an online cheating and impersonation case, officials said on Wednesday.
The chargesheet was submitted in FIR registered in 2020, under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act, against Jumbom Riba, a resident of Village Pagi, Police Station Basar, in Lepa Rada district of Arunachal Pradesh.
According to the EOW, the accused is allegedly involved in a well-planned online fraud racket, wherein victims were deceived through social media impersonation and false international business proposals.
The case originated from a written complaint in which the complainant alleged that he was contacted via social media by a woman identifying herself as “Christiana”, claiming to be a Secretary with Abbot Pharmaceutical, United Kingdom. The complainant was allegedly lured with an offer of dealership rights for a product named “Agasina Nut”, purportedly sourced from Arunachal Pradesh.
Investigations revealed that the complainant was promised high returns and an international purchase agreement, following which he was persuaded to transfer money into multiple bank accounts. Acting on these assurances, the complainant allegedly transferred a total amount of Rs 26.25 lakh.
Officials said the fraud was further facilitated through a staged and fake demonstration of currency conversion, leading to substantial financial loss.
During investigation, EOW Kashmir established that the accused used forged and non-genuine identity documents, including fake voter ID cards, to open multiple bank accounts in the names of Tabu Juli and Aisha Kholi across various banks.
These accounts were operated by the accused herself and were used for routing, diversion, and withdrawal of funds. Transaction analysis revealed rapid inter-bank transfers and cash withdrawals, with no legitimate source of income to justify the credits, officials said.
The investigation conclusively proved offences of cheating, impersonation, forgery, and use of forged documents as genuine.
Accordingly, the investigation was concluded as proved, and the chargesheet produced in absentia under Section 512 CrPC for judicial determination.
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