JAMMU — Probe into the rape and subsequent death of a 15-year-old girl in Kishtwar district has been handed over to the Crime Branch, officials said on Saturday. The teenager had been allegedly raped by her school teacher over several months. She died on August 20 during a pregnancy termination procedure. A Special Investigation Team […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to hand over the case of the alleged rape and murder of a schoolgirl in Chatroo, Kishtwar, to the Crime Branch for a “fair, transparent and time-bound investigation.” In a post on X, Mufti said the incident was “not merely another […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch on Monday issued a lookout notice against six online fraudsters, including two women, for allegedly duping an ex-serviceman here of more than Rs 17.50 lakhs on the pretext of doubling his money, an official said. The case was registered at the Jammu Crime Branch’s Special Crime […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch on Thursday booked a school teacher and another person for allegedly duping people with the promise of government jobs. A case was filed based on a complaint by Gujjar Nagar resident Rashid Manhas, who claimed that one Jameel Anjum took money and gold items from him and […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police’s Crime Branch has registered a case against a top executive of a Katra-based company and others for allegedly defrauding several businessmen of nearly Rs 25 crore in the Union Territory (UT). The complaint was lodged by Ravinder Kumar Gupta, manager of Hind Agro Foods in Jammu, accusing Rajeshwar Sabarwal […]
JAMMU — The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested five accused, including a former manager of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, in connection with an alleged multi-crore-rupee loan scam here, the agency said on Tuesday. The case was registered in 2023 on a written complaint from Mohammad Shakeel, the chief manager […]
JAMMU — The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday arrested the main accused in a multi-crore loan scam in J&K Bank immediately after his bail application was denied by the court here. The arrested individual, identified as Rohit Taroch, is a former employee of the BC Road branch of the bank in […]
JAMMU — Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday registered two separate cases against six people, including a bank employee, here for duping 15 youth of Rs 1.34 crore on the pretext of providing jobs, a senior officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch Jammu, Benam Tosh said the FIRs under relevant […]
JAMMU — Three employees of a flour mill here were booked on Monday for embezzlement of more than Rs 2 crore, police said. The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case on the basis of a complaint by Jammu Flour Mills owner Arun Mahajan alleging financial irregularities and embezzlement of Rs 2 […]
JAMMU — Crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday booked 10 people, including two retired government officials and a policeman, for allegedly using fake documents to mislead the authorities here, a senior officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch Jammu) Benam Tosh said four separate FIRs have been registered against 10 people […]