Jammu and Kashmir EOW Files Chargesheet in ₹2.35 Crore Phone Scam Case After 8 Years
February 1, 2026
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a long-pending case of financial fraud. The case started in 2017 and involves a ₹2.35 crore phone scam. The chargesheet was submitted to the City Munsiff Court, said an EOW spokesman.
A man was tricked by a fake call claiming he won a prize of ₹2.35 crore and a car from "M/s Chevrolet Motors Promotion Limited, U.K." To claim the prize, the caller asked him to communicate through the email cheprom@liv.co.uk.
The victim was told to pay customs duty to a bank account at SBI Sarai Khawaja in the name of Jitu Raj Johari. Then, another email asked him to open an account in the Royal Bank of Scotland and pay extra transfer fees via an NSG agency. He paid the amounts after arranging money from various sources, but never received the prize.
The caller, who called himself "Frank Ban" using the email frankban@diplomats.com, kept misleading the victim. The probe found Jitu Raj Johari from Faridabad and Suresh Thakur from Delhi were involved in cheating the man of lakhs of rupees.
The EOW collected oral, documentary, and other evidence proving offences under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66(d) of the IT Act against the accused. The chargesheet is now before the court for final decision.
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Financial fraud
Eow Jammu And Kashmir
Chargesheet
Phone Scam
It Act
Section 420 Rpc
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