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Crime Branch of J&K police books a NGO for cheating
Srinagar, Feb 1: (UNI) A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) “Regional Social Welfare and Rural Development (RSWRD)” was booked for cheating people on the pretext of providing insurance cover by Crime Branch (CB) of the Jammu and Kashmir police.
A spokesman of the CB said a communication was received which inter-alia reveals that an NGO RSWRD had announced to provide insurance cover to residential properties. People were asked to registers as members against a fixed amount of Rs 1000 per member.
He said however, the NGO was not authorized to offer insurance cover to individuals/property nor was mandated to collect money from people or so called members.
Spokesman said during the course of enquiry it came to fore that the NGO with its regional office H.No. 504 Indra Nagar, Srinagar, in violation of the laid down terms and conditions of its registration, indulged in malpractices and collected huge money from gullible people in the name of providing insurance cover to their residential houses.
“It also came to fore that two Bank accounts were operated by the directors of NGO at J&K Bank Polo View Srinagar, Canara Bank Chanapora Srinagar and an amount of Rs 22,27,355 and 16,98,950 respectively were found to have been deposited/credited in these accounts, through various demand drafts by so called members. It was found that an amount of Rs39,21,946 was found withdrawn from theses Bank accounts from the amounts deposited, which substantiates that of the NGO after hatching a criminal conspiracy, have in deceitful and fraudulent manner collected huge amounts from gullible people on the pretext of providing insurance cover to their residential houses/other property. However, their houses were not insured and thereby the NGO cheated the people and grabbed their hard earned money,he said.