KUPWARA — Police in Kupwara have registered a case and arrested a man for allegedly cheating several unemployed youth of around ₹3.90 lakh by promising them engagement as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir Police using forged recommendation orders, officials said.
The case came to light after Police Station Kupwara received a written complaint alleging that the accused had fraudulently induced several unemployed youth by promising them SPO engagement in exchange for money, they said.
The accused allegedly collected approximately ₹3.90 lakh from the victims and provided them with forged recommendation orders purportedly bearing the signatures of senior government officers to make his claims appear genuine.
Acting on the complaint, police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005.
The accused, identified as Ajaz Ahmad Pandit, son of Bashir Ahmad Pandit and a resident of Nutnoosa, has been arrested in the case, officials said.
The investigation is underway to verify the authenticity of the alleged engagement orders, trace financial transactions and identify other persons who may have been involved in the racket.
Police are also examining the possibility of inter-district links and the involvement of other accomplices to ascertain the full extent of the alleged fraud, they added. — (KIMS)