Rs. 1.64 Cr PHE Fraud | ‘2 absconding siblings arrested after 4 years’

Jammu, Jan 6: Special team of Economic Offences Wing-Crime Branch Jammu (EOW-CBJ) Saturday apprehended two absconders, absconding for four years, in Rs 1.64 Cr PHE fraud.

A Crime Branch spokesperson said, “The accused Jatin alias Raja alias Poot, 30 and Jatinder alias Poot, both sons of Rajni Kant, resident of LambiGalli, Mukerian, Punjab, at present Rajeev Colony, Mukerian, were arrested from Mukerian Punjab in a case FIR No 02/2020 U/S 409, 411, 414, 420, 447-A, 34/IPC r/w Sec 13(2) PC Act at Police Station, Crime Branch Jammu for their involvement in running inter-state bookie business and illegally siphoning of Rs 1.64 crore revenue collected by cashier (one of the accused) of Jal Shakti department of J&K government.”

Both the accused were among four co-accused in the case FIR, the spokesperson said.

The other two accused - Nikhil Gandral, son of late Ravinder Kumar Gandral, resident of H No 24/7 Greater Kailash, Jammu and Inderpal Singh, son of Trilochan Singh, 61/2 Nanak Nagar, Jammu were already brought to justice by presenting charge-sheet against them in the court of law after investigation conducted by Crime Branch Jammu was proved against them on merits of the case, he said.

“However, the absconding sibling duo was on the run to constantly evade their arrest. They absconded for nearly four years to be arrested from outside J&K by a special team of Crime Branch Jammu with meticulous, well-coordinated and executed plan,” the spokesperson said.