Jammu : Crime Branch Jammuon 20.02.2020 arrested one more alleged accused NazeerHussain S/o MohdShaffi R/o DhanwanMorha, Chingus District Rajouri from his hideout at Kalakote in case FIR No. 70/2019 u/s 420/RPC P/S Mendhar, now under investigation with Crime Branch Jammu who was working as driver of the main accused of the case namely Tariq Mehmoodand involved for duping crores of rupees by fraudulent means in the said caseand was evading his arrest for the past 07 months.
On 16.05.2019, a complaint was lodged at P/S Mendhar District Poonch by Sh. Abdul Karim S/o Sh. Raj Mohd. R/o PathanteerMendhar and others alleging there in that accused (1) Tariq Mehmood S/o Mohd. Aziz R/o village Chhugan Tehsil Mendhar District Poonch, (2) Murtaza Ahmed S/o Mohd Bashir R/o ChakBanokTrhsilMendhar, (3) Imtiaz Ahmed S/o Mohd. Aziz R/o village ChhuganMendhar and others duped Crores of rupees from the inhabitants of Tehsil Mendhar and its surrounding areas on the pretext of providing different products with huge interest. On receipt of the said complaint case FIR No. 70/2019 u/s 420/RPC was registered at P/S Mendhar. In view of the sensitivity of the case, the investigation of the case was transferred to Crime Branch, Jammu by PHQ J&K Srinagar. The investigation of the case was taken up by the Crime Branch on 22.05.2019 and after conducting thorough investigation, preliminary charge-sheet of the case has been produced before the Hon’ble Court of JMIC Mendhar against 06 accused persons.
The accused is being put to questioning to ascertain the modus operandi of crime and other aspects related to the case. Further investigation of the case is in progress.
