Jammu 17 February (KNS): Crime Branch Jammu conducted raids & searches in the houses of alleged accused persons namely 1) Kulbir Singh S/O Sansar Singh R/O Bhau R.S. Pura Jammu, 2) Narotam Singh S/O Ram Saran R/O Marjali Kangril Jammu A/P H.No.267 Gandhi Nagar Jammu and 3) Kulranjan Sharma @ Sonu S/O Om Parkash Sharma R/O401 Rani Talab, Digiana Jammu in case FIR No. 39/2020 U/S 420,120-B IPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu for their involvement in hatching criminal conspiracy for providing the JCB Machine to the complainant and duped of an amount of Rs.23,50,000/-. The search warrant was issued by the Hon’ble Court of Special Mobile Magistrate, Passenger Tax & Shops Estt. Act Jammu.

As per the statement issued to kashmir news service, The searches were conducted in the presence of Executive Magistrate, Ist Class, Tehsildar Chouki Choura, Jammu. During search incriminating documents have been seized.

     The brief facts of the case are that complainant namely Baldeep Kour lodged a written complaint with Crime Branch Jammu alleging therein that she had to buy a JCB in 2017.The complainant inquired details from the dealer from where she had to buy the JCB. The complainant applied for loan in J&K Bank, Branch Kullian, R.S. Pura, Jammu to purchase the JCB. The cost of the JCB was Rs. 23,50,000/-. The complainant paid the margin money of Rs.8,50,000/= to the dealer namely K.K. Motors, R.S. Pura, Near Indershawar Banquet Hall Prop. Kulbir Singh S/o Sansar Singh R/o Khour Bhau, R.S. Pura, Jammu and the remaining amount (loan amount) was transferred by J&K Bank Branch Kullian R.S. Pura, Jammu in the account of the JCB dealership. But after number of times insisting the dealer for the delivery of JCB, Kulbir Singh refused to give the delivery of the JCB.

Further investigation of the case is going on. (KNS)