Jammu, Oct. 5 -- The Crime Branch (Economic Offences Wing) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has unearthed a multi-crore scam involving job rackets, visa frauds, and document forgery. Acting on several written complaints and court directions, the police have registered five separate FIRs against 16 accused persons, including top executives of a Chandigarh-based company, officials of the Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited (JPDCL), and a lawyer.
Among all cases, the most shocking revelation concerns officials of the JPDCL, who allegedly forged the signature of a retired Executive Engineer to fraudulently withdraw lakhs of rupees from the government treasury.
According to officials, the case surfaced in the Batote division of the JPDC...