Jammu Crime Branch arrests fraudster in fake appointment racket

Jammu: Jammu Crime Branch Jammu on Monday busted fake appointment racket by arresting a fraudster from Beli Charana area here.

Official spokesman here said that notorious fraudster absconder namely Manzoor Hussain Qadri of village Poshwani, Tehsil Pattan, District Baramulla, from Beli-Charana area in outskirts of Jammu City was arrested in fraud case by the Crime Branch Jammu for his involvement in forging fake appointment orders and cheating unemployed youth in league with a gang of other fraudsters.

The spokesman said that the fraudster was not cooperating in the investigation of the case and was constantly evading his arrest.

However, Crime Branch Jammu developed specific inputs about his presence and location in a particular area. Accordingly the accused was zeroed in by CBJ team and subsequently arrested to face investigation.

A written complaint was lodged in Crime Branch Jammu by Radhey Sham of village Kanah Tehsil Hiranagar, District Kathua, who alleged that in the year 2009 he came into contact with Swarn Lal of Village Mahesha Chak, Tehsil Hiranagar, District Kathua who introduced himself to be a Govt. employee and brother of an Army officer and told the complainant that he can arrange jobs in the Territorial Army for a monetary consideration of Rs.1.5 lakhs per person.

As many as twelve unemployed persons were allured by the accused Swarn Lal to pay him Rs 50,000/- per head as advance and Rs 1 lakh after getting appointment order and a huge amount was extorted by the accused person along with accused Hamid Dar from unemployed youths at Dayala Chak Hiranagar District Kathua and after that at Srinagar also.

On receipt of complaint a preliminary enquiry was initiated and allegations were prima-facie substantiated and the instant case was registered at P/S Crime Branch Jammu against the accused Manzoor Hussain Qadri and other co-accused Swarn Lal, Abdul Hamid Dar of HMT Zainakot, Srinagar and others.

During the course of investigation it has been found that the accused is a habitual offender and notorious criminal.

Warrant stands issued against him by the Court for affecting his arrest as he is not cooperating in the investigation of the case.

The accused was an employee of Forest Department and was later dismissed / discharged from the service.

Subsequently, he joined the gang of other co-accused and started luring and duping the unemployed youth on the pretext of providing Govt. jobs in Army, Forest Department, UEED and other para-military forces.