SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu has arrested two persons, including a woman, in an online fraud case and filed a chargesheet against them and two other accused who are evading investigation.
The case relates to a complaint lodged in 2023 by local resident Bodh Raj, who was allegedly defrauded after receiving a call from a person impersonating his colleague, according to a Crime Branch Jammu spokesperson.
The caller allegedly told Raj that his colleague’s son urgently needed medical treatment and persuaded him to transfer money through PhonePe.
During the investigation, the EOW arrested Doli Devi of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, and Shashi Pal of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, and subsequently presented a chargesheet before a Jammu court.
The Crime Branch said financial analysis and investigation traced the allegedly fraudulent money through bank accounts linked to Devi and Pal, which recorded multiple transactions between the two.
The investigation further traced the funds to Ashraful Alam of Assam, who allegedly withdrew the money. It also established that Mohd Juber Alam allegedly posed as Raj’s colleague and made the fraudulent calls, the spokesperson said.
Notices were served on Ashraful Alam and Mohd Juber Alam, but both are allegedly avoiding the investigation, according to the Crime Branch.
The allegations against Devi and Pal were supported by documentary, banking and electronic evidence, the spokesperson said. The chargesheet was filed along with seized documents and a list of witnesses.
The Crime Branch has also sought court proceedings against the two accused who remain absconding, he added.
