The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet before the Hon’ble Court of Judge Small Causes, Srinagar, in connection with FIR No. 17/2020, registered under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 RPC and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act.
The chargesheet has been filed against Jumbom Riba, daughter of Henjum Riba, a resident of Village Pagi, Post Office/Police Station Basar, District Lepa Rada, West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, for her alleged involvement in a sophisticated online cheating and impersonation racket with international dimensions.
The case originated from a written complaint in which the complainant stated that he was contacted through social media by a woman identifying herself as Christiana, who claimed to be a secretary with Abbot Pharmaceutical, United Kingdom. On the pretext of offering dealership rights for a product named “Agasina Nut”, allegedly sourced from Arunachal Pradesh, the complainant was lured with promises of high profits and an international purchase agreement.
Believing these representations, the complainant transferred around ₹26.25 lakh into multiple bank accounts. The fraud was further executed through a staged and fake demonstration of currency conversion, resulting in significant financial loss to the complainant.
During the investigation, EOW Kashmir established that the accused used forged and non-genuine identity documents, including fake voter ID cards, to open multiple bank accounts in the names of Tabu Juli and Aisha Kholi across different banks. These accounts were operated by the accused herself and were used for routing, diversion and withdrawal of the defrauded funds.
Transaction analysis revealed rapid inter-bank transfers and cash withdrawals, with no legitimate source of income to justify the credited amounts, confirming the organised nature of the fraud.
The investigation conclusively established offences of cheating, impersonation, forgery and use of forged documents as genuine. Accordingly, the probe has been concluded as proved, and the chargesheet has been produced in absentia under Section 512 CrPC for judicial determination.
Meanwhile, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch Kashmir, has urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid falling prey to fraudsters, both online and offline. (Agencies)
