Job scam unearthed in Kupwara: Police

Kupwara, Dec 13: A job fraud syndicate has been unearthed in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Police said on Friday.

A senior officer said that a complaint was received from Mohammad Maqbool Dar a resident of Kupwara, claiming that an individual identified as Zahoor Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Rasool Ganie, a resident of Dogerpora Kalaroos along with others have defrauded unemployed individuals by falsely promising them government jobs in the Health Department in exchange for money and original educational certificates.

"As per the complainant, Rs 15,000 and his wife’s original educational certificates were handed over to the accused, who assured him of securing a government job for her. Zahoor Ahmad even called the complainant and his wife to the District Hospital Kupwara, claiming that they would receive the engagement order there. Upon reaching the hospital, the complainant found that several other individuals had also been lured by similar promises and had handed over money and documents to the accused," he said.

"Instead of delivering on the promised job orders, Zahoor later claimed that the money had been handed over to three other individuals, including two from Kupwara and Srinagar, and an unnamed woman. An FIR No. 284/24 under relevant sections of the law has been registered at PS Kupwara and preliminary investigations reveal that the accused are part of a well-organised syndicate targeting unemployed youth. This fraudulent network not only misappropriated money but also unlawfully retains victims’ official documents," he added.

He said that efforts were underway to apprehend all individuals involved in the scam.