Jammu, Jan 24: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch J&K, Jammu, has registered 17 FIRs in connection with multiple cases of fraud, cheating, impersonation, forgery and misuse of official position by government officials, reflecting a strong enforcement drive against economic crimes.
The FIRs were registered on the basis of written complaints received from aggrieved persons. Following detailed scrutiny of the complaints on factual and legal parameters, the allegations were found to disclose serious offences, including fraud, criminal conspiracy, impersonation, forgery and abuse of official authority.
The complaints relate to a broad spectrum of fraudulent activities, such as irregular issuance of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs), bank loan frauds involving forged KYC documents, cheating by falsely promising government jobs, and issuance of fake appointment letters.
The cases also involve allegations of misuse of official position by public servants, tampering with public records, irregularities in revenue matters, illegal financial gains, threats to complainants, and causing wrongful losses to the Government exchequer and financial institutions.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch EOW Jammu, Sh. Mohd Fiesel Qureshi, JKPS, reaffirmed the commitment of the Crime Branch to safeguard public trust and urged citizens to remain vigilant and promptly report economic offences to the Crime Branch (EOW), Jammu.
