JCB cheating case: Crime Branch raids houses of accused persons

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: Crime Branch Jammu conducted raids and searches in the houses of accused persons, who are involved in cheating of Rs 23, 50,000.
Raids and searches were conducted in the houses of Kulbir Singh, son of Sansar Singh of Bhau, R S Pura Jammu; Narotam Singh son of Ram Saran of Marjali Kangrail Jammu, A/P H.No.267 Gandhi Nagar Jammu and Kulranjan Sharma alias Sonu, son of Om Parkash Sharma, R/o 401 Rani Talab, Digiana Jammu, who are accused in case FIR No. 39/2020 U/S 420,120-B IPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu for their involvement in hatching criminal conspiracy for providing the JCB Machine to the complainant and duping him of an amount of Rs 23,50,000.
The search warrant was issued by the Court of Special Mobile Magistrate, Passenger Tax & Shops Establishment Act Jammu.
The searches were conducted in the presence of Executive Magistrate, Ist Class, Tehsildar Chouki Choura, Jammu. During search incriminating documents have been seized.
The brief facts of the case are that complainant namely Baldeep Kour lodged a written complaint with Crime Branch Jammu alleging therein that she had to buy a JCB in 2017. The complainant inquired details from the dealer from where she had to buy the JCB. The complainant applied for loan in J&K Bank, Branch Kullian, R S Pura Jammu to purchase the JCB. The cost of the JCB was Rs 23, 50,000. The complainant paid the margin money of Rs 8, 50,000 to the dealer namely K K Motors, R S Pura, near Indershawar Banquet Hall, Prop Kulbir Singh S/o Sansar Singh R/o Khour Bhau, R S Pura, Jammu and the remaining amount (loan amount) was transferred by J&K Bank Branch Kullian R S Pura, Jammu in the account of the JCB dealership. But after number of times insisting the dealer for the delivery of JCB, Kulbir Singh refused to give the delivery of the JCB.
Further investigation of the case is going on.