Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 18: Crime Branch Jammu has arrested a female fraudster, who along with other accused, was involved in preparing fake NOCs from banks after obtaining huge loans for purchasing vehicles.
The accused, identified as Ameet Kour, wife of late Gurdeep Singh, resident of 272, Exchange Road, Jammu, at present H. No. 4162 Sector 39, Mamolay, Chandigarh, has been remanded for Police custody for interrogation.
Her name surfaced before the Crime Branch during investigation of case FIR No. 21/2017 u/s 420,465,467,468,471/RPC P/S Crime Branch, Jammu and questioning of accused Sanjay Bajaj, resident of H.No.23 Mohalla Hari Om Enclave, 1/B Roop Nagar, opposite Peer Baba Jammu. He disclosed that there was an organized gang of criminals indulged in luring people in arranging vehicles on loan from various financial institutions after preparing fake ITRs and when not in a position to repay the EMIs, the same vehicle was kept mortgage to a person who pays half of the amount of the vehicle, which is later disposes off by making fake sale letter or by removing hypothecation by preparing fake NOC.
Upon this disclosure, another case FIR No 35/2017 under Section 420, 467,468,471, 120B/RPC was registered in Crime Branch Jammu and investigation was taken up. During investigation, it was found that accused Sunil Kumar in connivance with Dheeraj Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Udit Chadha, Ameet Kour, Ullah Rakha, Satish Kumar, Puran Chand, Tarsem Sharma and others had fraudulently prepared fake NOCs of different financing companies and banks after obtaining huge loans for purchase of vehicles.
Accused Ameet Kour had purchased two vehicles bearing registration no. JK02BN-9759 (Truck) and vehicle No. JK02BR-9006 (Scorpio), duly financed by Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd. Jammu and Axis Bank, Bahu Plaza, Jammu respectively. After that she fraudulently managed fake NOCs of Hinduja Leyland Finance Company/ Axis Bank and deceitfully transferred both the vehicles in the name of accused Dheeraj Singh Jamwal.
After obtaining the loan from the banks, accused Ameet Kour in connivance with accused Dheeraj Singh Jamwal and others, prepared fake and fraudulent NOCs in the name of the banks/finance companies in order to transfer the above hypothecated vehicles on their names fraudulently to usurp the loan money obtained from the banks.