Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 8: Crime Branch Jammu today arrested a fake Regional Transport Officer (RTO) who cheated a man of Rs 4 lakh.
“A complaint was lodged by one Kulwant Singh resident of Poonch in Crime Branch Jammu along with relevant documents that he was cheated of over four lakh rupees by Rakesh Singh by impersonating himself as RTO Jammu on mobile phone,” a spokesperson of Crime Branch Jammu said.
He said complainant alleged that Rakesh contacted them on mobile and lured them for availing them RTO’s discretionary discount for buying a new car. “As the complainant was planning to gift a new car to his wife who was retiring on August 31, fell into the trap laid by Rakesh Singh,” he said, adding, after verification, a case FIR number 42 U/S 420, 419 RPC was lodged against the accused in Police Station, Crime Branch Jammu and investigation initiated.
“The accused Rakesh Singh son of Kair Singh of Dherian (Jattan Kothey, Khour) is a notorious cheater. In recent past, 15 warrants of arrest have been issued against the accused in different earlier legal suits of cheating by different courts including Special Railway Magistrate, Sub-Judge Jammu, Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu and Sub-Judge Special Mobile Magistrate 13th FC Jammu but he was evading arrest in all cases,” the spokesperson added.
He said that after a track of around one month, today on a tipoff from a reliable source, Investigating Officer of Crime Branch arrested the Conman Rakesh. “Meticulously probe is also going on for collecting all relevant evidences in the case. Reportedly there are more complaints against Conman Rakesh in different sections of Police,” he added.
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