Crime Branch files chargesheet against man for duping HIV victim

Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a preliminary charge sheet against a man for allegedly duping a widow of over Rs 9.34 lakh on the pretext of providing her treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

The preliminary charge sheet was filed against Mohammad Salman, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, before the Sub-Judge (JMIC) here for judicial determination, a spokesperson of the Crime Branch said.

However, he said further investigation of the case which was registered in 2015 is going on to trace the other accused persons who are evading their arrest.

Salman was arrested from Meerut on November 27 last year and is presently under judicial custody, the spokesperson said.

He said a written complaint was lodged by the victim with Crime Branch, Jammu, stating that her husband had died of HIV and she too had contracted the disease and was duped of over Rs 9.34 lakh after coming across an advertisement regarding assured treatment of the disease.

Taking cognizance into the matter, the spokesperson said the Crime Branch initiated preliminary verification and prima facie established that cheating was committed with the complainant.

Accordingly, he said the instant case was registered and after hectic efforts Salman was arrested, while his other associates are still at large and efforts are on to nab them.