Jammu, Sept 14 – The Crime Branch Jammu has registered four FIRs against eight accused, including directors of private companies, a proprietor, notorious scammers, and a government employee, for frauds amounting to ₹3.11 crore and securing a job with fake documents.
Acting on court directions, an FIR was filed on the complaint of Guninder Jeet Singh Wazir of Trikuta Nagar against Nitin Gupta and Nidhi Gupta of Delhi and Nitin Maheshwari of Ghaziabad, directors of Shreekatyani Metal Pvt. Ltd., for allegedly duping him of ₹2.64 crore.
In another case, Sanjeev Mahajan of Jammu accused Nishaan Singh, proprietor of M/S Sanbun Investments, of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of ₹35 lakh.
The Crime Branch also booked notorious fraudsters Saroop Lal of Bari Brahmana and Ashish Bhandari of Subhash Nagar, Jammu, for cheating two Akhnoor residents of ₹12.30 lakh on the promise of Forest Guard jobs through fake appointment orders. Both have multiple fraud cases registered against them.
Additionally, an FIR was lodged against Sohan Lal of Arnia, who allegedly secured a Dental Technician’s job in the J&K Health Department using a fake matriculation certificate arranged by Swarn Singh of Treva.
SSP Crime Jammu, Benam Tosh, confirmed that FIRs numbered 55/2025, 56/2025, 57/2025, and 58/2025 have been registered at Crime Branch EOW Jammu after preliminary enquiries. Investigations are ongoing.
