Jammu Police Return Rs 75 Lakh to Scam Victims Through First BNSS Property Attachment
Section 107(5) of the BNSS enabled Jammu Police to freeze assets from a Rs 2.39 crore job scam; repayments have been channelled to 17 victims
Overview
- On July 9, Jammu Police enforced the first property seizure under BNSS Section 107(5) to target assets linked to the Rs 2.39 crore job scam.
- The operation recovered Rs 75 lakh and distributed it equally among 17 verified victims through cheques.
- The court’s attachment order remains in place until complete restitution, with proceeds managed via a dedicated recovery account.
- Investigations found that Harpreet Singh posed as a lieutenant colonel to sell fake government job offers and amass the scam proceeds.
- Co-accused Kamaljeet Kaur has admitted in court to receiving Rs 1.53 crore and agreed to repay the amount.