A charge sheet has been filed against two individuals in connection with a fake international prize scam case, as announced by the J&K Crime Branch. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K presented the charge sheet in court after establishing the involvement of the accused in a prize money fraud case under Section 420, RPC, and Section 66(d) of the IT Act.
The investigation was initiated based on a complaint received by the agency. The complainant reported being deceived by a fraudulent phone call claiming that he had won a prize of Rs 2.35 crore and a car from M/s Chevrolet Motors Promotion Limited, UK. Subsequent email communications directed the complainant to deposit money into specific bank accounts to claim the prize, but no prize money was ever received.
The probe revealed that the accused, Jitu Raj Johari and Suresh Thakur, were actively engaged in defrauding the complainant of a significant amount of money. The investigation collected oral, documentary, and corroborative evidence to establish the offences committed by the accused. The chargesheet has been presented before the court for further legal proceedings.
