Fake Cooking Oil Company Fraud: Four Chargesheeted by EOW Kashmir in ₹15 Lakh Cheating Case
Srinagar, July 30: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against four accused in a ₹15 lakh cheating case involving a fake cooking oil company.
The chargesheet, filed in FIR No. 77/2022 under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, names Mohd Amin Bhat, Khalid Hussain Khan, Anil Kumar Maheshwari, and Shashank Kumar as accused.
According to the Crime Branch, the complainant was allegedly induced to deposit ₹15 lakh as a security amount for the supply of cooking oil after being assured that M/s Assured Agro Food Industries was a genuine manufacturer. Despite promises of delivery within a week, no stock was supplied.
The investigation revealed that the accused allegedly conspired to cheat the complainant on the pretext of supplying mustard oil. Enquiries with the Registrar of Companies, Rajasthan, confirmed that no company named M/s Assured Agro Food Industries was registered. The probe also established the involvement of the company’s purported owner, Shashank Kumar of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Following completion of the investigation, the EOW Kashmir presented the chargesheet before the competent court for judicial proceedings.
The Crime Branch has urged the public to remain vigilant against economic frauds and report suspicious activities to the SSP, EOW Kashmir. Victims of such frauds have also been advised to lodge complaints with the agency.
