Jammmu, Oct 18 (KNS): Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Jammu Wednesday said that it has filled a charge-sheet against three fraudsters affiliated with NEXUS REALCON (P) LTD for a Rs. 22 lakh fraud.
"The 940-page charge-sheet was filed in case FIR No. 25/2019 U/S 420, 120-B RPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu against these accused. The accused are identified as Ashok Shukla, Sunil Vyas, and Pankaj Sharma. They are alleged to have hatched a criminal conspiracy and cheated the complainant and other individuals, luring them into investing their hard-earned money in Nexus Realcon (P) Ltd., a Jaipur-based company," a spokesperson said in a statement.
He said that the case originated from a written complaint filed by Sanjeev Singh and others in Crime Branch, Jammu. The complainants claimed that Ashok Shukla and Sunil Vyas, the proprietor of NEXUS REALCON (P) LTD., had deceived them in the name of investment.
He further said that the accused organized seminars in Jammu, enticing people to invest in the private Ltd. firm for promised returns. However, upon maturity of their investments, they discovered that the firm had closed, resulting in the loss of their money, he added.
"A preliminary verification confirmed the allegations, leading to the registration of the case for a thorough investigation," he said, adding that the accused were found to have entered into a criminal conspiracy and duped investors of their hard-earned money, leading to the charges under section 420/120-B/RPC. The charge-sheet has been presented in court for judicial determination, he added.(KNS)