Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 29: The Special Crime Wing (SCW) Jammu of Crime Branch J&K today filed a chargesheet against two individuals accused of cheating a woman of Rs 9.9 lakh after contacting her through a social media application.
An SCW official said the chargesheet in FIR number 15/2022, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC, has been filed against Tarun Shekhar Sharma of Lucknow and Asha Singh alias Bhavana of Ghaziabad, who was also residing in Delhi at the time of the offence.
He said the duo allegedly carried out a fraud inspired by the Bollywood movie “Bunty Aur Babli”.
According to the SCW official, the case began with a written complaint in which the victim stated that the accused approached her online and convinced her that they could help her become a model on Fashion TV.
On this false promise, they allegedly took away her hard-earned money by luring her with a fictitious multi-crore Fashion TV project, he said.
SSP SCW Jammu, Sanjay Parihar, said the investigation in the case was conducted by Inspector Kali Charan, who completed the probe and presented the chargesheet before the Court of Sub Judge, Passenger Tax, Jammu.
During the investigation, he said, the allegations were found to be genuine, and both accused were traced and arrested.
He said the duo confessed to their involvement after sustained questioning.
“They were subsequently lodged in Tihar Jail as they were also wanted in other similar cases registered by Delhi Police,” he said.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the Special Crime Wing has advised the general public to remain cautious while interacting with unknown individuals or self-proclaimed influencers on social media platforms and to avoid sharing personal information or money with strangers online.
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