JAMMU: Crime Branch Jammu has arrested a fraudster for duping the complainant of an amount of Rs 4.5 lakhs.

The accused, namely Navdeep Singh, son of Nirmal Singh of Sanjay Nagar, Jammu, was arrested by Special Crime Wing, Jammu for his involvement in cheating and fraud in case FIR No 26/2022 U/S 420, 120-BRPC Police Station Crime Branch, Jammu.

Claiming himself to be proprietor of NAS Enterprises, Malik Market Channi Rama, Jammu, the accused allegedly gave a contract to the complainant for installation of 13 HVDS Electrical Poles at DT, 56 Sector-4, Channi Himmat, Jammu and also installation of 32 HVDS Electrical Poles at RC Feeder 1, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.

The accused promised to pay Rs 12000/- per pole to the complainant and thereby allured a sum of Rs 4.5 lacs as advance money from the latter through cheques and cash for the installation of electric poles.

After a preliminary verification, a case FIR No. 26/2022 U/S 420, 120-B RPC Police Station Crime Branch, Jammu was registered and the accused was arrested from Udhampur.