Crime Branch searches house of notorious fraudster

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 5: Crime Branch Jammu conducted search of the house of Saroop Lal of Allah in Arnia, A/P H No 75 W No.04 Bari Brahmana Samba, who was arrested for allegedly duping unemployed youth by luring them on the pretext of providing Government jobs.
During search, a number of credit cards and cheque books were recovered and seized in the instant case for its scrutiny.
A case FIR number 11/2019, under section 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B RPC has been registered against the accused at P/S Crime Branch, Jammu for duping the complainant youths fraudulently of huge money to the tune of Rs 12 lakhs in one case after inducing and luring them on the pretext of providing Govt jobs in MES Hqrs Srinagar.
Accused Saroop Lal is an ex-serviceman (Sipahi) possessing a top model XUV car worth Rs 20 lakhs , branded dresses and a palatial house. For the last around 20 years, he has not withdrawn his pension. He has no other known source of income. Saroop Lal was allegedly minting money only by playing con-tricks with the innocent people. There are seven cases of cheating against him in Crime Branch Jammu, out of which four are challaned in the court of law and three are under investigation. His accomplice Pawan Kumar is already arrested in the case and presently in judicial custody.