Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against two individuals, Jitu Raj Johari and Suresh Thakur, for their involvement in a fake international prize scam, according to an official press release.

The duo allegedly duped a complainant of lakhs of rupees by claiming he had won a prize of Rs. 2.35 crore and a car from M/s Chevrolet Motors Promotion Limited, UK.

According to the release, the scam involved the complainant receiving a phone call and subsequent emails instructing him to deposit funds into a bank account and to subsequently open an account with the Royal Bank of Scotland. The accused used fake identities, including "Frank Ban" and email IDs cheprom@liv.co.uk and frankban@diplomats....