Mother-sons charge-sheeted for cheating

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 27: Crime Branch Jammu has charge-sheeted a lady and her two sons for hatching a criminal conspiracy for cheating.
As per official spokesman, Crime Branch Jammu produced a charge-sheet against accused Vipan Gupta, son of Surinder Kumar Gupta, Manju Gupta, wife of Surinder Gupta and Aman Gupta, son of Surinder Gupta, all residents of House Number F-378 Gurah Bakshi Nagar Jammu for hatching a criminal conspiracy in connivance with each other for cheating and duping hard earned money of the complainant to the tune of Rs 5 lakh.
“A written complaint was lodged by complainant namely Rahul Gupta, son of Rattan Lal of House Number 22 Sector 3, Sanjay Nagar, Jammu against Vipan Gupta, Aman Gupta and their mother Manju Gupta alleging therein that the accused persons namely Vipan Gupta and Aman Gupta were running Money Committee Group under the name of M/s Shiv Finance Co. situated at Bakshi Nagar, Jammu and that on their requests, the complainant also entered into the said Money Committee Group and started paying monthly amount which added to the tune of Rs 5 lakh”, the spokesman said, adding that after the completion of period of Money Committee group, the said accused persons failed to pay Rs 5 lakh.
“On the repeated requests by the complainant, the accused Vipan Gupta executed a non-judicial stamp paper (Pronote) and also signed a Hundi and subsequently provided two cheques of Rs 75,000 each. Thereafter, issued a cheque signed by him drawn on SBI Branch Shakti Nagar Jammu in favour of complainant to discharge his legally enforceable debt but that was dishonored by the bank”, the spokesman informed.
Taking cognizance into the matter, Crime Branch Jammu registered a criminal case under FIR Number 17/19 under sections 420 and 120-B RPC, the spokesman said, adding that during the investigation, documentary and oral evidences were collected and charges of cheating and duping of the complainant of hard earned money by the accused persons with criminal conspiracy have been established.
The charge-sheet was produced in the Court of Sub Judge Jammu today and next date of hearing is fixed on April 17, 2020, the spokesman added.