FRAUDULENT SALE OF SILVER BONDS
Jammu:The Model Police Station, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu has filed a Chargesheet/Challan u/s 420 IPC (Cheating) in the court of Sunil Kumar, Sub-Judge (JMIC), Jammu against a Woman Entrepreneur namely Richa Langer wife of Sanjay Langer resident of Gandhi Nagar, Jammu against whom the complainant Harsh Gupta son of Late Banarsi Dass Gupta resident of Sanjay Nagar, Jammu had lodged FIR No.0092 of 2024 dated May 2nd, 2024 u/s 420 IPC at Model Police Station, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu wherein it was alleged that the accused Richa Langer being a close kin of the complainant persuaded him in the year, 2018 to purchase the Silver Bonds launched by a leading jeweller of Jammu M/s Mulkh Raj Ashok Kumar Jewellers, Last Morh, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and the complainant fell in the trap and purchased several silver bonds from the accused and this process of selling Fraudulent Silver Bonds to the complainant continued from 2018 till December, 2022. The accused Richa Langer promised time bound return with profits and in a deceitful manner she took away all such original Silver Bonds on the excuse of getting them encashed through M/s Mulkh Raj Ashok Kumar Jewellers, Last Morh, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. The complainant being in close relation to the accused and looking into the reputation of M/s Mulkh Raj Ashok Kumar Jewellers, the complainant handed over all the original Silver Bonds to accused Richa Langer in November, 2022. The complainant was defrauded and duped of his money running into lacs of rupees and the accused had promised green pastures particularly high rate of interest from the Silver Bonds allegedly issued by M/s Mulkh Raj Ashok Kumar Jewellers, Last Morh, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.
According to the police Challan when the complainant started putting pressure upon the accused for refund, the accused Richa Langer gave few cheques in her name and also in the name of her daughter and those cheques were also dishonoured and the complainant proceeded against the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The complainant after failing on all fronts, lodged a written complaint on March 19th, 2024 before the Special Director General of Police, Crime Branch, Jammu and the said complaint was transferred for disposal to the Model Police Station, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. Since FIR was not registered, the complainant on April 25th, 2024 filed a complaint in terms of Section 156 (3) CrPC in the court of Learned CJM, Jammu seeking appropriate directions to the SHO, Police Station, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu to register an FIR against the accused Richa Langer and Rahul Suri (Jeweller) C/o Mulkh Raj Ashok Kumar Jewellers, Last Morh, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and on April 29th, 2024, the 2nd Additional Munsiff (JMIC), Jammu then presided by Shama Sharma directed Incharge, Police Post, Digiana to lodge FIR in this matter against Richa Langer only.
After registration of FIR No.0092 of 2024 dated May 2nd, 2024 u/s 420 IPC, the investigation of the case was entrusted to Incharge, Police Post, Digiana and after recording the statements of witnesses, the Fraudulent Silver Bonds were also seized and the specimen signatures of accused Richa Langer were also sent to FSL, Jammu for expert opinion and after completion of investigation, the Investigating Officer prima facie made out the offence of cheating against the accused Richa Langer and accordingly filed a challan in the court of Learned Sub-Judge (JMIC), Jammu and the said court transferred the challan to the court of Municipal Magistrate (JMIC), Jammu for disposal under law.
