Jammu, Aug 19 (KNS): Crime Branch Jammu has booked eighteen persons, including four police officials, in six separate cases of criminal breach of trust and fraud, officials said on Tuesday.

Acting on a communication from Police Headquarters J&K, Crime Branch registered an FIR against HC Mohan Singh, Follower Vijay Kumar, Follower Sohan Lal, and Assistant Incharge CPPP Jammu, Shalinder Dogra, for alleged criminal breach of trust.

In another case, an FIR was lodged against Vijay Khokher, proprietor of M/s Mala Enterprises Auction Group—a chit fund-style company—who is also serving as a police follower. He is accused of misappropriating ?34.25 lakh deposited by complainant Sanjeev Sharma of Bishnah, Jammu.

A major fraud case was registered on the complaint of Raj Kumar Mehra of Channi Himmat, who was duped in a “filmy-style” scam. He was befriended on Facebook by a woman claiming to be from the UK. Posing as someone detained by customs at Mumbai airport, the accused extracted ?Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel48.80 lakh from him. The FIR names several accused from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.

Separately, a property dealer, Dharamvir Sharma of Jammu, was booked on two complaints from sisters Sushma Devi and Savita Devi, who alleged he duped them of ?24 lakh on the promise of providing plots at Nagbani, Jammu.

Another case was registered against Vijay Gill and Haris Gill of Samba for allegedly duping Vishal Kumar of ?20 lakh on the pretext of arranging a work visa.

Yet another FIR was lodged against Ravinder Singh of Jammu, currently residing in Uttarakhand, along with others, for allegedly cheating multiple complainants of over ?30 lakh on the pretext of providing plots at Gadigarh, Jammu.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Jammu, Benam Tosh, confirmed that six separate FIRs—Nos. 44/2025, 45/2025, 47/2025, 48/2025, 49/2025, and 50/2025—have been registered at Police Station Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu. He said in-depth investigations are underway.(KNS)