SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against eleven individuals in connection with a financial fraud case involving an HDFC Bank branch in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. The chargesheet details alleged financial irregularities that came to light following a complaint of fraud.
Information was available with The Chenab Times that the case, registered under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology (IT) Act, is focused on alleged financial misconduct at the HDFC Bank’s Shopian branch. The investigation was initiated after a written complaint detailing financial fraud prompted its transfer to the Crime Branch for a thorough examination.
During the course of the investigation, several individuals were identified as allegedly being involved in the fraudulent activities. The accused include the former branch managers of the HDFC Bank branch in Shopian, identified as Adil Ayoub Ganai, a resident of Memendar, Shopian, and Irfan Majeed Zargar, also a resident of Shopian.
The chargesheet also names other individuals who were employees of the bank and are alleged to have played a role in the financial irregularities. These include Mubashir Hussain Sheikh, a resident of Karena, Kulgam; Zaid Manzoor, a resident of Anantnag; and Javaid Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Below Rajpora, Pulwama. All three were reportedly employed with the bank at the time of the alleged offenses.
The accused individuals were apprehended on February 18 and have been in judicial custody since their arrests. The filing of the chargesheet marks the completion of the investigation phase, paving the way for legal proceedings to commence in court.
The Chenab Times News Desk