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Crime Branch arrests absconder in swiping machine fraud

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 9/10/2020 11:09:25 PM

JAMMU, Sep 9: A team of Crime Branch Jammu arrested a person accused in a fraud case.
According to an official, HariteshSethi was an absconder and booked in case FIR No.07/2009 U/S 420, 406/RPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu for his involvement in illegal acts of fraud and cheating through swiping machines by misusing counterfeit, cloned and illegally acquired credit cards at (EDC) Electronic Data Capture terminals.
The accused was evading his arrest constantly after the court had issued warrant U/S 512/CrPC on 21-01-2019, official handout maintained. However, under the orders of the court, a team of Crime Branch Jammu with effective team work and coordination traced the accused and arrested him from here yesterday.
The investigation of the case was closed as proved by Crime Branch Jammu and the charge-sheet was produced against the accused in the court on July 2, 2010. However, during the trial of the case, the accused did not turn up before the court and under the due process of law.