Jammu, Aug 3 (JKNS): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu has registered five separate FIRs against eleven individuals, including a serving SBI Bank Manager and a voluntarily retired police official, for their alleged involvement in major fraud cases amounting to over ₹3.12 crore.
In a statement issued here to news agency JKNS reads, An FIR has been registered against SBI Bank Manager Javaid Ashraf Bhatti, son of Ashraf Bhatti, resident of Bahu Apartment, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, following two separate complaints. He allegedly duped the complainants of ₹1.78 crore under the false pretense of selling a petrol pump Kala Kote Filling Station in Kalakote, Rajouri which he did not own.
Another FIR has been filed against SgCt Paramjeet Singh (now voluntarily retired), son of Sham Singh, resident of Preet Nagar, Digiana, Jammu. He allegedly defrauded complainants of ₹72.93 lakh by falsely claiming ownership of land at Birpur and Jammu, as well as a residential house in Gangyal, and fraudulently selling these properties, it reads.
In yet another case, Fayaj Ahmad Rather alias Raja Fayaj, proprietor of Fayaj International Education Consultancy, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, and resident of Aglar Chirat Zainapora, Shopian, has been booked for duping ₹40 lakh from a complainant on the false promise of securing MBBS admission at ASCOMS Sidhra, Jammu, it reads.
Fake Govt Job Racket Busted
Five persons—Mohd Issaq and Mukhtiar Ahmad (Zanheri Thathri, Doda), Tariq Hussein and Mudassir Hussein (Hatmulla, Kupwara), and Sher Mohd. (Haloor Gandoh, Doda)—have been booked for cheating four complainants of ₹12.70 lakh under the guise of providing government jobs, it reads.
Visa Fraud Syndicate Uncovered
In another case, Sahil Bhagat, son of Vijay Kumar, resident of Shaheed Bharat Singh Nagar, Sujanpur, Pathankot, along with accomplices, has been accused of cheating seven complainants from Bishnah (Jammu) and Swankha (Samba) of ₹36.89 lakh on the pretext of arranging work visas for Italy and Australia. The accused also issued fake visas to the victims, it reads.
Ongoing Investigation
Confirming the developments, SSP Crime Jammu Benam Tosh stated that FIR Nos. 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43 of 2025 have been registered at Police Station EOW, Crime Branch Jammu. Investigations in all cases are ongoing, reads the statement. (JKNS)
