SRINAGAR, Oct. 28 -- The Special Crime Wing (SCW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a charge-sheet against a Uttar Pradesh resident accused of allegedly duping 12 Kashmir residents of Rs.16.78 lakh through a fraudulent investment scheme promising high returns.

According to a statement issued by the SCW, the charge-sheet was filed before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, in connection with FIR No. 18/2022 registered at Police Station SCW Kashmir against Sunil Singh, son of Arjun Singh, a resident of Pratap Vihar in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

The accused faces charges under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 5 and 23 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.

The case or...