Crime Branch Kashmir has booked a ‘fraudster’ impersonating himself as personal secretary of chairman J&K Bank and was fleecing money from the youth under the pretext of providing them jobs in the bank, an official spokesperson said.
A case has been registered against the accused Abdul Majid Mir son of Rahim Mir resident of Kalaroos Lastiyal, district Kupwara, and concerned Bank officers/officials and investigation started.
According the spokesperson, Crime Branch Kashmir received an order passed by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Pulwama dated September 7, 2018, titled Abdul Majid Kuchay V/S Abdul Majid Mir R/O Kalaroos Lastiyal District Kupwara, along with copies of fake appointment orders, application, list of persons from whom accused has received hefty amounts.
“The order reveals that Mir approached the complainant and projected himself as personal secretary of chairman J&K Bank and induced him to pay huge amounts in lieu of providing of jobs as relationship executives, bank associates and attendants in J&K Bank.
“The complainant has collected as much as Rs 29 lakh from 13 individuals hailing from Tral, Pampore and Pulwama areas and handed over the said amount to the non-applicant, who after receiving the money provided 11 appointment orders purportedly signed by chairman/CEO of J&K Bank,” said the spokesperson, adding, “the appointees approached the concerned authorities of J&K Bank for joining their jobs, but they were informed that the said appointment orders have not been issued by the bank authorities and are fake and forged, thereby the Mir deceived the complainant and grabbed huge amounts from him on the pretext of providing jobs to educated youth in J&K Bank in a fraudulent and deceitful manner.”