MT News Service
Jammu, August 17:
With new facts coming to fore in the investigation of case FIR No. 302/2012 U/S 406, 409, 420, 468, 471, 120-B/RPC P/S Gandhi Nagar(Now Crime Branch Jammu) during 5 days Police remand of accused S. Gurdeep Singh S/O Harnam Singh R/O H.No 83/1 Channi Himmat, Jammu in a high profile case of 28 Crores fraud & murder, the Hon’ble Ist Additional Sessions Court Jammu, on the request of Crime Branch Jammu extended the police remand of the accused by 8 more days for further investigation.
The accused is a notorious fraudster, a murderer and is prime accused in the instant case for duping hundreds of depositors and gullible people across the UT of J&K of their hard earned savings by luring them in the garb of a Finance Company which was opened under the name and style “Dutta Financers” Nanak Nagar, Jammu. The accused was arrested by Crime Branch Jammu from Mohali Chandigarh on 12-08-2020 after absconding for more than 8 years to evade arrest. The accused was also involved in two more cases registered with Police Station Batote in case FIR No.72/1985 U/S 302, 134/RPC for murder of a Policeman and Police Station Channi in case FIR No. 164/2010 U/S 307, 34/RPC 3/25 Arms Act in which a conspiracy was hatched by the accused to assassinate a prominent citizen of Jammu. In both the cases he had successfully evaded arrest.
