Srinagar, Jul 3: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet against a Srinagar resident for allegedly cheating several job seekers of lakhs of rupees by promising overseas employment through forged documents.
The chargesheet in FIR No. 67/2021 has been filed before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) against Fayaz Ahmad Zarger, a resident of Qutub Din Pora, Aali Kadal, Jamia Masjid, Srinagar.
According to officials, the case was registered after a written complaint alleged that the accused, who operated M/s HR Choice International Education Consultancy at Karanagar, Srinagar, lured the complainant by promising a job in Bahrain.
The investigation revealed that the accused allegedly targeted multiple aspirants seeking employment abroad, collected substantial amounts of money from them, and provided forged job offer letters, visas, air tickets, and other fabricated travel documents.
To make the scheme appear genuine, victims were reportedly made to participate in online interviews, undergo medical examinations, and sign employment-related agreements. However, despite receiving large sums of money, the accused allegedly failed to arrange any jobs and neither refunded nor compensated the victims.
Officials said the investigation substantiated the allegations against the accused, following which all legal formalities were completed and the chargesheet was filed before the competent court for judicial proceedings.
The Economic Offences Wing has urged the public to remain vigilant against fraudulent job and immigration agents and advised citizens to report any suspected economic fraud to the SSP, EOW Kashmir, Crime Branch J&K, or lodge complaints through the agency’s official email for appropriate legal action.
