Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 12: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch today registered three separate cases against a Kupwara man, accused of duping people on the pretext of arranging Government jobs by issuing fake appointment orders.
The accused, identified as Abdul Majeed Mir of Lastiyal Kalaroos in Kupwara district, allegedly collected huge sums of money from several victims after falsely promising them jobs in Government departments and financial institutions, officials said.
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According to the Crime Branch, preliminary investigations revealed that the accused prepared and supplied fake and forged appointment orders purportedly issued by Government agencies and J&K Bank to gain the trust of victims and cheat them.
Officials said the offences attract provisions under the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The agency described the accused as a “notorious offender”, stating that Crime Branch Kashmir had already filed charge sheets against him in two earlier cases.
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