Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: Crime Branch (CB) Jammu registered FIR against fraudsters for swindling of a person for Rs.13.64lacs.
The arrested persons have been identified as Teja Singh resident Jamad W.No.1 P.P Palachach, District-Kullu Himachal Pradesh, Sharad Kachrulal Bhagat resident Deulgoan Raja Road Kanhaiya Nagar Jalna, Maharashtra for duping the complainant to the tune of Rs. 13,64,800/- by fraudulent means.
A written complaint was lodged by Arun Kumar resident of Ward No. 5 Reasi, wherein he alleged that he ordered a purse on 13.10.2018 through Snapdeal followed by a few messages reporting shipping and transit status and before its delivery he received a SMS from MD-SNAPDEAL regarding winning of prize Maruti Suzuki Dezire VXI and amount prize of Rs.8,50,000.00.
Initially the complainant ignored the message but after half an hour he received a phone call on his mobile from +91-842037187 introducing himself as Sharad Bhagat, an employee of www.snapdeal.com who allured the complainant to deposit registration fee. The Complainant further alleged that he transferred huge amount in the name of GST, Income tax, RBI charges etc. in various bank accounts of accused persons on the pretext of receiving prize.
On receipt of the complaint, a preliminary verification was initiated and during the enquiry, it was established that the fraudsters namely Teja Singh and Sharad Kachrulal Bhagat in criminal connivance with some other associates have allured the complainant and duped him of his hard earned money to the tune of Rs.13,64,800/- by fraudulent means. In this connection, a formal case FIR has been registered in Crime Branch Jammu and investigation set in motion.
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