Srinagar 30 December :- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has officially produced a chargesheet against Ranjeet Prasad, Director of True Dreams Project India Pvt. Ltd. (TDPI), for his involvement in a sophisticated recruitment fraud. The formal legal document was submitted before the Hon’ble Court of Sub-Judge, Sumbal, under Sections 420 (Cheating) and 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Prasad, a resident of Maksudpur, Bihar, is accused of orchestrating a scheme that targeted over 1,300 unsuspecting youth across the Kashmir Valley, promising stable employment and monthly salaries that never materialized.
The investigation into FIR No. 04/2022 revealed a predatory business model where TDPI representatives engaged trainees with the lure of monthly earnings ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹12,000. However, the “opportunity” was predicated on a mandatory registration fee of ₹2,400 per candidate. Despite successfully collecting significant sums from hundreds of students under the guise of providing tuition and employment, the company failed to pay any salaries, effectively defrauding the trainees of their initial deposits and their labor.
According to the Crime Branch, the evidence gathered—both oral and documentary—prima facie establishes a clear pattern of deception and financial exploitation. Because Ranjeet Prasad evaded the investigating agency and could not be located at his registered address in Bihar, the EOW has taken the decisive step of filing the chargesheet in absentia. This was done by initiating legal proceedings under Section 512 of the CrPC, ensuring that the judicial process continues despite the accused being at large. This move underscores the commitment of the Jammu and Kashmir law enforcement agencies to hold out-of-state fraudsters accountable for exploiting local citizens.
