Jammu, Apr 14 : The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch, Jammu, on Monday registered a fraud case against a man accused of duping a complainant on the pretext of arranging overseas employment for his son, an official said.
An FIR under Section 420 (cheating) has been registered at Police Station SCW, Crime Branch Jammu against Bhupinder Kumar, a resident of Kir Pind in R S Pura, a spokesperson of the agency said.
According to the complainant, the accused approached the victim around two years ago, offering to facilitate a job abroad for his son. He initially processed an application for Italy, which was rejected by the authorities.
The accused later assured placement in the United Kingdom, but that attempt also failed after objections were raised by the UK authorities, the spokesperson said.
The complainant allegedly arranged funds from relatives and paid a total of Rs 9.08 lakh to the accused, who has so far returned only Rs 40,000.
A preliminary verification by the Crime Branch found that the accused had allegedly acted with fraudulent intent from the outset, inducing the complainant to part with money through misrepresentation, the spokesperson said.
He said the investigation has been entrusted to Deputy Superintendent of Police Deepak Jasrotia, and a further probe is underway.
