JAMMU: Six individuals have been identified by the Jammu and Kashmir police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) as being involved in the multi-crore Curative Survey scam, and one Tamil Nadu accused has been taken into custody. According to a police spokesperson, “it was discovered on December 19, 2023, that a fraudulent company operating under the name ‘Curative Survey Private Limited’ deceived and fooled the unwary public by falsely promising them substantial returns on their investments through a fraudulent website.” By making false promises of returns, the company tricked the subscribers into investing their hard-earned money. Following its deception and fraud, the company stopped responding, keeping subscribers in the dark and igniting turmoil, suffering, and demonstrations.” “Accordingly, a case FIR No. 39/2023 under Section 66D of the IT Act and Section 420 of the IPC was registered in Cyber Police Station in Kashmir Zone-Srinagar” , said the officer. “Taking into account the serious nature of the matter, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to investigate the case.” According to the spokesperson, the company opened six offices in the Kashmir Valley and one regional office in Jammu in January and February of 2023. This information was found out during the course of the investigation. After that, all seven offices were searched, sealed, and the evidence that implicated the defendants was taken out and forwarded to the FSL for review and professional judgement. Many of the company’s workers from all over Jammu and Kashmir were located, interviewed, and had their statements recorded. Many victims also came to the SIT, and their statements were recorded. “The SIT identified six accused individuals, all of whom resided outside the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, based on the victims’ statements, technical evidence, and digital evidence. To apprehend the accused individuals who had been identified, various police teams were formed. The SIT in Tamil Nadu has detained one accused individual, who is being held under police remand. There are plans to apprehend the other defendants as well. The gathering of relevant data and witness statements are used to determine the amount of financial loss suffered by the victims.The company has debit-frozen all of its account numbers, and an investigation is still underway. The investigation focuses on the involvement of the primary accused individuals’ local contacts and employees. The social media influencers who used different social media platforms to promote the business were also looked at, and their possible criminal activity is being looked into. There have been 27 complaints to the Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone Srinagar thus far, he said. If the public has any complaints about this company, they are kindly asked to come forward.
