2 brothers charge-sheeted for duping people by impersonating as RTO Jammu

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 31: Crime Branch Jammu today produced charge-sheet against two real brothers, who are accused of duping people by impersonating as RTO and offering fake incentive schemes on purchase of cars.
Charge-sheet was presented against Rakesh Singh and Suresh Singh, both sons of Kehar Singh, resident of Jattana Dey Kothey, Dehrian, Hamirpur Sidhar, Tehsil Khour, District Jammu, in case FIR No. 04/2020 U/S 420, 465, 468 IPC of Police Station Crime Branch Jammu. The charge-sheet was produced in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu for judicial determination.
The case was registered on a written complaint by Kulwant Singh of GTB Nagar Channi Rama Jammu alleging therein that his wife received a phone call from an unknown mobile number who claimed to be RTO Jammu and former Additional Secretary to Governor J&K, for a request to adjust the services of one of the employees of Distt Youth Service & Sports, Jammu.
When she confirmed from her colleagues, someone with same name was serving as RTO Jammu and has previously served as Addl. Secretary to Governor J&K in the Governor House as conveyed by this caller. After few days, the said caller again called her for the same request and also offered her the services of RTO Department with regard to scheme on purchase of cars besides arranging licenses.
On this, Preliminary verification was initiated by Crime Branch Jammu and during the course of enquiry, oral and documentary evidences were gathered and the allegations were prima-facie substantiated. Accordingly, instant criminal case was registered in P/S Crime Branch, Jammu under the relevant provisions of law against the accused persons for in-depth investigation. During the course of investigation, criminal involvement of the accused for duping the complainant of his hard earned money was established. Moreover, the prime accused Rakesh Singh used to transfer the illegal money into the account of his brother- co-accused Suresh Singh. Accused Rakesh Singh is a History sheeter of P/S Khour and Crime Branch Jammu besides two more criminal cases stand registered against him in Crime Branch Jammu and two FIRs in Jammu District.