JAMMU: The Crime Branch’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Jammu, has filed a chargesheet against two siblings in an alleged visa fraud case involving promises of overseas employment in Australia.
According to officials, the chargesheet was filed before the court of the 13th Forest Magistrate, Jammu, against Poonam Sharma and Akash Sharma, both residents of Janipur, in connection with FIR No. 08/2026 registered under sections related to cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, as well as provisions of the Emigration Act, 1983.
The case stems from a complaint lodged by Jaspal Singh of Digiana, Jammu, who alleged that he paid ₹2.30 lakh through a cheque to secure an Australian work visa for his son.
Police said the accused allegedly provided a purported job offer letter from an Australian company to convince the complainant and seek additional payments.
During the investigation, conducted by Deputy Superintendent of Police Vishal Sharma, officials examined the functioning of a consultancy identified as M/S Futuristic Education Consultancy. According to the Crime Branch, records obtained from the Deputy Labour Commissioner’s office showed that the consultancy’s registration had expired on March 31, 2015, and had not been renewed.
Investigators alleged that Akash Sharma operated the consultancy while Poonam Sharma acted as an agent and that both used promises of overseas employment to attract prospective clients seeking opportunities abroad.
The Crime Branch claimed that the investigation uncovered evidence supporting allegations of fraud and subsequently filed the chargesheet before the court.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch EOW Jammu, urged the public to exercise caution while dealing with immigration and overseas employment consultancies and advised victims of suspected economic fraud to report such cases to the agency.