Crime Branch arrests 10 accused for fraud, forgery

Jammu, Dec 13: The Crime Branch (CB) has arrested ten accused, including a notorious property dealer for fraud, forgery and cheating.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police Crime Jammu, Benam Tosh, the arrested accused included notorious cheater property dealer Anil Chopra, son of Sardar Deva Singh, resident of at present Sainik Colony Jammu against whom two FIRs are registered in Crime Branch; Sourabh Manhas, Dev Raj of Jammu, Bilal Ahmad of Budgam, Atta Mohd of Ramban, Rakesh and  Rohit of Jammu, Babu and Bishan Dass of Samba and one woman accused of Jammu.

“The accused were arrested in seven different cases by different CB teams conducting series of raids in district Ramban, Samba, Budgam and Jammu after offences of criminal conspiracy, fraud, forgery and cheating were proved against them on the basis of sufficient documentary, oral and scientific evidence,” SSP said. SSP said that ten accused were arrested in case FIR No 07/2013 U/S 419, 420, 423, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC; Case FIR NO 59/2016 U/S 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC; case FIR No 35/2018 u/s 420, 468, 471, 120-B, 201 RPC; case FIR No 69/2022 U/S 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 RPC; case FIR No 40/2019 U/S 419, 420, 467, 468, 471,120-B RPC; case FIR No 27/2024, U/S 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 201 IPC and case FIR No 25/2023 U/S 420, 465, 466, 468, 471 and120-B IPC.