Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 30: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a chargesheet in a cheating case involving the alleged defrauding of trainees on the pretext of providing tuition and employment opportunities.
According to a statement issued here, the chargesheet was filed in FIR No. 04/2022, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), before the Court of Sub-Judge, Sumbal.
The accused, identified as Ranjeet Prasad, son of Samdeo Prasad, is a resident of Maksudpur under Police Station Unchkagaon, Sasmusa, in Gopalganj district of Bihar.
As per the CBK, the case originated from a written complaint alleging that ‘True Dreams Project India Pvt. Ltd.’ (TDPI), through its Director Ranjeet Prasad, conducted a recruitment drive in Kashmir during which around 1,300 trainees were engaged through company representatives.
The complaint alleged that the trainees were promised a monthly salary ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 12,000 but were asked to deposit Rs 2,400 each as a registration fee.
“Despite collecting the amount, no salary was paid to the trainees,” the statement said.
During the investigation, the agency said it was prima facie established that several innocent students were cheated and defrauded on the false assurance of tuition and employment.
The investigation, supported by oral and documentary evidence, concluded that offences punishable under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC were made out against the accused.
“As the accused failed to cooperate with the investigating agency and could not be traced at the address provided, the chargesheet has been submitted in absentia after initiating proceedings under Section 512 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC),” CBK added.
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