SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against a Srinagar-based man for allegedly duping several job aspirants by promising overseas employment and supplying forged documents.
The chargesheet, filed in FIR No. 67/2021 under Sections 420, 468 and 471 RPC, has been presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar against Fayaz Ahmad Zarger, son of Mohammad Shafi Zarger, a resident of Qutub Din Pora, Aali Kadal, Jamia Masjid, Srinagar.
According to the Crime Branch, the case was registered following a written complaint alleging that the accused, who operated M/s HR Choice International Education Consultancy at Karanagar, Srinagar, lured the complainant with false promises of securing a job in Bahrain.
Investigation revealed that the accused had allegedly duped the complainant and several other persons by collecting lakhs of rupees and providing forged job offer letters, visas, air tickets and other fabricated documents.
To make the scheme appear genuine, the victims were allegedly made to undergo online interviews, medical examinations and execute agreements. However, no employment was arranged and the money collected was neither refunded nor returned.
The Crime Branch said the allegations were substantiated during the investigation, following which the chargesheet was filed before the competent court for judicial determination.
