Jammu, Aug. 4 -- The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of Crime Branch Jammu has filed a charge-sheet against two Punjab residents in connection with a fake recruitment scam in the Military Engineering Services (MES), officials said.

The charge-sheet was filed before the Court of Additional Special Mobile Magistrate, Samba, on August 3 against Bakshish Singh of Amritsar and Amandeep Singh of Jalandhar in FIR No. 07/2023 under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 120-B of the IPC.

The case was registered on a complaint by two residents of Samba district, who alleged that the accused took Rs 14 lakh from them on the false promise of securing jobs in MES. The victims were allegedly provided forged appointment letters and sent to different locations, including ...