Doctor, Bank Manager, Teacher Among Accused in Multi-Crore Job Scams

SRINAGAR: Crime Branch has registered four separate FIRs against a government doctor, a bank manager, a teacher, a female fraudster and others for alleged involvement in major frauds and job scams amounting to Rs 2.62 crore.

In a statement issued here to news agency Kashmir News Corner — KNC, it reads: An FIR has been registered against Dr Liyaqat Ali (Government Dental Surgeon, then posted at Vijaypur), son of Mohd Shareef Khan, resident of H.No. 116 Gujjar Nagar Jammu, on the written complaint of Des Raj of Ramgarh District Samba for duping the complainant of Rs 21.00 lakh on the pretext of arranging an MBBS seat for his son and securing a job in Jammu and Kashmir Bank for his nephew. Dr Liyaqat Ali is a notorious fraudster, and this is the third case registered against him for fraud.

A case has also been registered against Bank Manager JK Grameen Bank, Amit Dogra, son of LR Dogra, resident of Dogra Niwas Lane No. 2 Bandhu Rakh Jammu, on the written complaint of the Chief of Audit, Inspection and Vigilance, Sanjeev Kumar. It is alleged that Amit Dogra, during his posting as Branch Head at Rajouri and Simbal More, misused his official position and, in connivance with others, misappropriated Rs 55.00 lakh by opening and disbursing amounts in various accounts for establishment/expansion of business units which were neither established nor existed, it reads.

Another fresh case has been registered against government teacher Jameel Anjum Mir, son of Nasir Ahmed, resident of Narayana Mohallah (Ustad Mohallah), Jammu, on the written complaint of Sobia Malik, wife of Ab Kabir Bhat, resident of Ward No. 01 Batote District Ramban, alleging that the accused duped her of Rs 15.00 lakh and 45 tolas of gold worth Rs 44.10 lakh, totalling Rs 59.10 lakh, on the pretext of providing a government job as Professor/Lecturer in the Education Department. History-sheeter government teacher Jameel Anjum is a hardened fraudster, currently under suspension and lodged in jail in another case. As many as twelve cases are registered against him, the statement reads.

Yet another FIR has been registered on two written complaints from nine victims against a notorious female fraudster of Ramgarh Samba and Daleep Singh, son of Dayal Singh, resident of Gurha Brahmana Bantalab Jammu, and others, alleging that the accused duped them of Rs 1.27 crore on the pretext of providing government jobs. This is the second case registered against the accused in Crime Branch for a job scam, it reads.

Senior Superintendent of Police Crime Jammu, Benam Tosh, confirmed that four separate cases viz. case FIR No. 51/2025, case FIR No. 52/2025, case FIR No. 53/2025 and case FIR No. 54/2025 have been registered at Police Station Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu on the basis of the complaints, preliminary verification reports, and in-depth investigations are underway, the statement reads. (KNC)