SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday carried out searches at six locations in connection with a case involving fraudulent promises of MBBS admissions in Bangladesh.
Officials said the action followed an FIR registered against four individuals accused of collecting large sums of money under the false pretext of securing medical admissions, without depositing the amount with any institution. Preliminary investigations have substantiated the allegations of fraud.
The case has been registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code for offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy.
The accused have been identified as Peerzada Aabid, son of Peerzada Mohammad Nayeem of Bijbehara, presently residing at Azad Basti, Natipora, Srinagar; Syed Wasim, son of Syed Bashir Ahmad of Kareemabad, Pulwama, presently at Azad Basti, Natipora; Syed Suhail Aijaz, son of Syed Aijaz Qadri of Takia Magam, Kokernag, presently at Muslimabad, Bemina; and Zaigam Khan, son of Gulzar Khan of Bemina.
Investigators said Peerzada Aabid runs an educational consultancy named Europe Consultancy Centre, while the remaining three accused operate Overseas Consultancy.
