Jammu, July 14 -- A court in Jammu has asked an inquiry officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch to appear personally before it with records pertaining to the alleged offerings of "fake silver" worth around Rs 500 crore at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in the Trikuta Hills near Katra.

The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu, presided over by Munish Kumar Manhas, directed the Inquiry Officer of the Crime Branch to appear personally before the Court along with the relevant record of the matter on the next date of hearing, fixed for July 29, 2026.

An application filed by Advocate Deepak Sharma, who had earlier submitted a detailed complaint before the Inspector General of Police, Crime Branch, Jammu, and the Senior ...