SRINAGAR: Economic Offences Wing Crime Branch Jammu produced a charge sheet against a husband-wife duo for allegedly duping a businessman in Udhampur district of Rs 3.25 Lakh on the pretext of supplying food products.
A spokesperson in a statement said that Crime Branch filed a chargesheet against Munish Verma and his wife Babita both residents Varanasi U.P in case FIR No. 40/2023 U/S 420, 120-B IPC P/S EOW, Crime Branch, Jammu for hatching criminal conspiracy and cheating the complainant.
The case stems from a complaint by Mahajan Agency Trading Firm, which claimed it was defrauded of over Rs 3.25 lakh after being tricked into placing an order for 500 units of a food product by the accused’s company, Sai Agro Food Industry.
During the course of investigation all material evidence in the form of documentary record was collected from concerned quarters besides statements of complainants and witnesses were recorded and it was found that the accused persons deliberately and with criminal intention have cheated and duped the complainant of their hard earned money.
“Thus Mr. Munish and Mrs. Babita jointly hatched this fraudulent scheme to lure innocent traders/Businessmen like complainant into placing orders for the products and extracting money,” reads the statement.
