Srinagar, Jan 16 :
In a significant action against education-related fraud, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a charge sheet in a case involving alleged cheating and criminal conspiracy, wherein a complainant was duped of ₹13 lakh on the false promise of securing an MBBS admission for his son in a medical college in Karnataka.
In a statement issued here reads taht, The Economic Offences Wing, Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a charge sheet in FIR No. 10/2024 under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code before the Hon’ble Court of Sub-Judge, Baramulla, against accused Aquib Javeed S/o Mohd Ayoub and Mohd Ahtesham Ahmad S/o Mohd Ayoub, both residents of Ring Road, Adarsh Nagar, Gulbarga, District Kalaburagi, Karnataka, it reads.
The case originated from a written complaint wherein the complainant alleged that he was approached by one Dr. Shamsu-Din, working at Al-Amin Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, who assured him of arranging MBBS admission for his son through accused Mohammad Aquib Javeed. On this assurance, the complainant was induced to pay an amount of ₹13 lakh. However, neither his ward was provided admission in any medical college nor the amount obtained on this pretext was returned to him, it reads.
Upon receipt of the complaint, a detailed investigation was initiated by Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Crime Branch Kashmir. During the course of investigation, it surfaced that the accused Aquib Javeed, in criminal conspiracy with his brother Mohd Ahtesham Ahmad, cheated the complainant by falsely promising admission to his son in KBN Medical College, Bijapur, it reads.
The investigation established the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC against the accused persons. Consequently, the charge sheet has been submitted before the Hon’ble Court in absentia by initiating proceedings under Section 512 of the Criminal Procedure Code, reads the statement.