Srinagar, July 30: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against four persons in a cheating case involving a fake cooking oil company.
According to the Crime Branch, the chargesheet in FIR No. 77/2022 has been filed before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC.
The accused have been identified as Mohd Amin Bhat of Khanyar, Srinagar; Khalid Hussain Khan of Gasiyar Hawal, Srinagar; Anil Kumar Maheshwari of Jaipur, Rajasthan; and Shashank Kumar of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
The case was registered after the complainant alleged that the accused collected ₹15 lakh as security for supplying cooking oil, claiming to represent M/s Assured Agro Food Industries. They promised delivery within a week, but no stock was supplied.
During the investigation, the Crime Branch found that the accused had allegedly conspired to cheat the complainant. Verification with the Registrar of Companies, Rajasthan, revealed that no company by the name of M/s Assured Agro Food Industries was registered.
After completing the investigation, the Crime Branch filed the chargesheet before the competent court. It also urged the public to stay alert against economic frauds and report suspicious activities to the EOW Kashmir.
