SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed two chargesheets before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, against Abdul Majeed Mir of Kalaroos Lishtiyal, Kupwara, in separate cases involving allegations of cheating, impersonation, forgery and fraudulent collection of money from job aspirants.
In FIR No. 13/2026, registered under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 340(2) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the investigation allegedly established that Mir cheated a person of ₹2.10 lakh on the promise of providing employment and furnished a fake appointment order purportedly issued by the Airport Authority of India.
In another case, FIR No. 10/2025, registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 201 of the IPC, the investigation alleged that Mir impersonated himself as a Duty Officer attached to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the EOW, the accused allegedly promised government jobs and land at SDA Colony, Bemina, collecting around ₹60 lakh and issuing fake appointment and land-allotment letters.
The chargesheets have been submitted before the court for judicial determination.
Crime Branch said Mir is also involved in 15 separate criminal cases registered across the Kashmir Valley.
The EOW has advised the public to remain vigilant against economic fraud and urged victims of financial fraud to report such cases to the EOW Srinagar. Complaints can also be submitted through the official email [email protected].
