Srinagar, Aug 22, KNT: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a Kupwara man accused of cheating a person of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of providing him a government job and furnishing a forged appointment order purportedly issued by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of J&K Bank.
The chargesheet has been presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kupwara, in FIR No. 18/2026 registered under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 201 RPC.
According to the Economic Offences Wing, the case originated from a written complaint alleging that the accused, Abdul Majeed Mir, son of Abdul Rahim Mir, resident of Lashtiyal Kalaroos, Kupwara, obtained money from the complainant by promising to arrange a government job.
The accused allegedly used a fake and forged appointment order purportedly issued by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of J&K Bank in furtherance of the alleged deception.
Following the complaint, a probe was ordered and the allegations were investigated on the basis of documentary and other evidence collected during the course of investigation.
The Crime Branch said the allegations were established during the investigation and the case was concluded as proved, following which the chargesheet was presented before the court for judicial determination.
The Economic Offences Wing further said Mir is a habitual offender and has been involved in 15 different criminal cases registered across the Kashmir Valley.
He was arrested on July 18, 2026, and is presently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar in connection with FIR No. 12/2026 of Police Station Economic Offences Wing Kashmir, Crime Branch J&K.
The latest chargesheet has been submitted before the competent court for further proceedings in accordance with law. [KNT]
