The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday said they produced a chargesheet against seven fraudsters, who were involved in issuing fake online helicopter tickets to the intending pilgrims of Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra.
A case FIR number 05/2022, 63/2022 and 67/2022 was registered at Police Station, Katra, on the basis of complaints regarding fake online helicopter ticket booking fraud for Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage, said a senior police officer.
“After registration of the cases, special teams of the Reasi Police were constituted under the supervision of SP, Katra, Amit Bhasin and dispatched to various parts of the country for arresting the accused involved in the commission of the crime,” he added.
Police team after hectic investigations zeroed in on some places in Bihar and, subsequently, raided various locations.
“After sustained and hectic efforts, a team headed by SDPO, Katra, Kuljeet Singh succeeded in nabbing three fraudsters from different areas of Bihar. Police also seized incriminating material from their possession. All the accused persons were brought to Katra after obtaining transit remand from the competent court,” he said.
“During the investigation, 40 fake websites were identified and got blocked, which were involved in the selling of fake helicopter tickets to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims,” said the officer.
Later, four more accused were identified and arrested in the instant cases, he said.
After completion of the investigation of the cases and…
