Srinagar, April 1 – The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch announced on Wednesday that it had filed a charge sheet in court against the accused in a case of overseas job fraud.
A statement from the Crime Branch Kashmir said, "The Special Crime Wing of the Crime Branch of J&K, Srinagar, has filed a charge sheet against Farhat Abbas Malik, son of Din Mohammad Malik, a resident of Tendala, Tehsil Chilipingal of Doda district, before the Hon'ble Chief Judicial Magistrate of Srinagar, under Sections 420 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)."
The case came to light after a complaint was received from a person who was searching for a job abroad after losing his employment during the COVID-19 period.
During this process, he came into contact with an office named "Fly High Business Consultant", run by the accused. The accused promised to arrange a well-paying job abroad, and on this pretext, convinced the complainant to pay a substantial amount of money and submit his original documents.
The investigation revealed that the accused had cheated the complainant by making false promises of overseas employment. He neither arranged the job nor returned the money.
Further evidence revealed that the accused had deliberately misled the complainant for wrongful financial gain. During questioning, the accused admitted to receiving money from the complainant on the promise of arranging a job abroad, but failed to fulfill the commitment.
He also disclosed that the complainant's original passport, an important document, has been lost. Accordingly, Section 201 of the IPC was added for the disappearance of evidence. The accused was arrested during the investigation.
"His bail was rejected by the Hon'ble Court, and he is presently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar. The charge sheet has been filed before the competent court for judicial determination," the statement mentioned.
The Crime branch wing of the J&K Police deals with special crimes since the executive police is deployed on law and order and security duties. The Crime Branch has dedicated teams of investigators who exclusively deal with high-profile and special crimes that need full-time attention to trace the criminals involved in such cases.