Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 5: Peer Mitha Police booked a newspaper owner for embezzlement with Information Department.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu Chandan Kohli, during investigation of a case registered under FIR Number 27/2022 under Section 10/13/39 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act with Police Station Peer Mitha, it has come to fore that owner of Rah-e-Manzil–a Urdu daily newspaper situated at Talab Khatikan, Jammu namely Mohd Sharief Sartaj, son of Shamas-Ul-Din Rather of Changa Bhalessa, Tehsil Gandoh, District Doda at present Sunjwan has been printing nearly 150-200 newspapers on daily basis, but has dishonestly reflected 18000 newspapers for pecuniary gain of obtaining advertisements from Information Department J&K and for certain other reasons.
“On this, a case FIR Number 41/2022 under Section 420 IPC has been registered at Police Station Peer Mitha against Mohd Sharief Sartaj and investigation has been set into motion”, SSP informed.
He added that during investigation of a case FIR Number 01/2007 which was lodged at Police Station city, several raids were conducted at various suspected places and relevant documents were seized in huge number.
SSP said that after scrutinising the records, a case FIR Number 27/2022 under Section 10/13/39 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was registered and investigated by SDPO North Sharad Kalu, adding that in furtherance of that investigation certain important revelations emerged which led to the registration of the instant case.
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