Srinagar, Dec 26(KNS): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, in a livestock fraud case involving alleged cheating of lakhs of rupees, officials said on Saturday.

The chargesheet has been filed in FIR No. 17/2023 under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Ranbir Penal Code against Muneer Ahmad Kataria, a resident of Uri Salamabad, presently residing at Shutrloo Rohama in Baramulla district.

Officials said the case was registered following a written complaint alleging cheating and misappropriation of money in connection with the supply of livestock under the pretext of a government ST quota scheme.

During investigation, it was found that the complainant, who is engaged in the trade of cattle and sheep, supplied cows and sheep worth lakhs of rupees to the accused.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

They said the accused initially made partial payments to gain the complainant’s confidence and later issued multiple cheques amounting to Rs 30 lakh, all of which were dishonoured due to insufficient funds.

Despite repeated assurances, the remaining payment was not made, causing financial loss to the complainant.

The investigation further revealed that the accused allegedly executed misleading agreements and issued dishonoured cheques while falsely claiming that the livestock was being procured under a government welfare scheme, officials said.

They said evidence collected during the probe established offences under the relevant sections of the RPC, following which the chargesheet was presented before the competent court for judicial determination.(KNS).