4 FIRs registered in Rs 2.46 crore frauds

The Crime Branch has booked managing director, directors, partners of four private companies for duping Rs 2.46 crore on different pretexts from different people in Jammu.

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Four separate FIRs have been registered by the Crime Branch against Chandigarh, Bathinda (Punjab) and Uttar Pradesh-based companies for committing frauds and swindling huge hard-earned money from Jammu people.

On the written complaint lodged by Vinod Kumar Dubey, proprietor of Dravya Fruit Traders, Narwal, Jammu, Crime Branch registered an FIR against accused persons namely Shounak Maria, Geetika and Varun, all partners of firm Xpert Cold Chain Solutions (XCCS) and Arihantam Technologies Pvt Ltd, situated at Zirakpur, Chandigarh, for duping Rs 1.71 crore on the pretext of establishment of banana-ripening plant (cold store) at Narwal.

The Crime Branch registered an FIR against one Yogesh Awasti, resident of Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP, and others on a written complaint of Gurbachan Singh, a resident of Jammu, for duping Rs 25 lakh on the pretext of providing flats in Delhi.

Another case has been registered by Crime Branch against Rishab Jain, Sarika Jain, resident of Bathinda, Punjab, all Directors of M/s Jain Allied Health and Hygiene Products Ltd having operational office at New Delhi on a written complaint of Domesh Gupta, a resident of Jammu, for duping Rs 19.25 lakh on the pretext of doing business and supplying goods in the form of baby diapers, sanitary napkins, hand wash and other hygiene products.

An official informed that yet another FIR was registered by Crime Branch against Mohd Taj Khan of Jammu on a written complaint of Mohd Yusuf Pathan of Bathandi (in Jammu) and Ashraf Ali Sheikh of Anantnag for duping an amount of Rs 30.66 lakh on the pretext of providing land in Jammu.

Senior Superintendent of Police (Crime), Jammu, Benam Tosh confirmed that four separate cases have been registered at the Crime Branch and investigations are underway.