SRINAGAR: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed three FIRs against fraudsters for allegedly cheating job seekers of nearly Rs 1.5 crore, officials said on Sunday.
According to SSP Crime Branch Jammu, Benam Tosh, the first FIR was registered against Ajay Kumar of Sungli village, Doda, following complaints by six victims who alleged he duped them of Rs 1.06 crore by posing as a Secretariat official. More complaints against him are being received, the officer said.
The second FIR has been lodged against suspended government school teacher Jameel Anjum of Lower Gadi Garh, Jammu, based on a joint complaint by nine individuals. Anjum, currently in judicial custody in another case, is accused of defrauding them of ₹39 lakh under the pretext of offering government jobs. This is the 11th FIR against Anjum, who allegedly posed as a personal assistant to a top official.
In the third case, Iftikhar Ali and Nazir Ali of Chanderkote, Ramban, were booked after a resident of their neighbouring village, Mohd Taki, accused them of cheating him on a false promise of a government job.
The SSP urged people, especially job seekers and their families, to remain cautious and not fall prey to such scams.
