Srinagar, Oct 04 (KNS) : The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed two separate chargesheets against a habitual offender accused of cheating job aspirants and forging official documents, officials said on [date].
The chargesheets were filed before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, against Abdul Majeed Mir, son of Abdul Rahim Mir, a resident of Kalaroos Lishtiyal in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, they said.
In the first case — FIR No. 13/2026 under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 340(2) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — investigation established that the accused cheated a complainant of Rs 2.10 lakh on the pretext of providing employment, and furnished a fake appointment order purportedly issued by the Airport Authority of India, the officials said.
In the second case — FIR No. 10/2025 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 201 of the IPC — the probe found that Mir impersonated himself as a Duty Officer attached to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and promised government jobs and land at SDA Colony, Bemina, they said.
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The accused collected around Rs 60 lakh from victims and provided them with fake appointment and land-allotment letters, according to the officials.
The chargesheets have been placed before the court for judicial determination.
Officials said Abdul Majeed Mir is a habitual offender involved in 15 separate criminal cases registered across the Kashmir Valley.
The general public has been advised to remain vigilant against economic fraudsters and report such incidents directly to SSP EOW Srinagar (Crime Branch J&K) Abdul Waheed Shah.
Victims of economic fraud may also send their complaints to the official email: sspeow-kmr@jkpolice.gov.in. (KNS)
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