Srinagar 30 September (KNB): The Crime Branch Kashmir on Thursday said that they produced a chargesheet against a notorious fraudster, who would impersonate as Minister (s)/ Bureaucrat(s) to demand money from officers of different departments by using a Spoof Call Application.
As per officials, the accused has been identified as a notorious fraudster, Firdous Ahmad, a resident of Nund Resh Colony Bemina, Srinagar. “He used to impersonate as Minister(s)/Bureaucrat(s) by using Spoof Call Application and would extract money from various government servants thereof. The Crime Branch Kashmir produced Chargesheet of Case FIR No: 46 of 2018 U/S 419, 420, RPC 66-D IT Act of P/S CBK, against the fraudster in the Hon’ble Court of 13th Finance Srinagar,” the official said.
It was further said that the Crime Branch Kashmir received a communication that a cell no. is being used by some cheat/fraudster, impersonating as Minister (s) /Bureaucrat (s), demanding money from engineers of PWD, PMGSY and Tehsildar Uri.
“Subsequent to the information, a verification under number Misc 26/2018 was initiated in Crime Branch Kashmir, Srinagar which led to the registration of case FIR No. 46/2018 U/S 419, 420 RPC 66-D IT Act of P/S CBK,” the official said.
During the course of investigation, it came to fore that a cell no. was being used by the fraudster to contact Superintending Engineer PMGSY Srinagar, Executive Engineer R&B Division Kupwara, Tehsildar Uri and Chief Education Officer Ganderbal respectively. “The said suspect introduced himself as MOS for R&B and Revenue department, and stated to them that they might be transferred, unless they pay money to him,” the official added.
During the further investigation it was surfaced that the said accused Firdous Ahmad, has used the cell no. by using a spoof call application, which displayed the cell number of concerned ministers on the cell phone of the receiver of such calls/SMS’s, and impersonated himself as Minister of concerned departments in order to cheat them and extract money from them against their transfer or post them as per their choice.
During the course of investigation, offences U/S 511-420, 419, 468, 201 RPC, 66-D IT Act were established and the Final Report (charge sheet) of the instant case was produced before the Hon’ble court of 13th Finance, Srinagar on September 29, 2021 against the said accused.
Pertinent to mention that the said accused person is also involved Case FIR No: 17/2012 U/S 420, 468, 471, 120-B RPC P/S CBK, which stands charge-sheeted on 21.02.2013 before the Hon’ble court of law.
Moreover, Case FIR No: 63/2016, U/S 420, 66 IT Act & FIR No: 37/2017 U/S 419, 120-B RPC P/S Crime Branch Kashmir are also registered against the said accused person for cheating and the investigation of these cases is going on. (KNB)