Chargesheet filed against 65 Pakistanis living in Jammu:15 among accused dead; allegedly obtained forged documents, secured govt jobs

A chargesheet has been filed against 65 Pakistani nationals living illegally in India. Fifteen of them have already died. A Jammu Crime Branch officer provided this information on Saturday. According to the officer, some citizens of Pakistan and PoK had come to India on valid documents in the late 1970s. They later began living illegally in different districts of the Jammu division. Some of them fraudulently obtained documents linked to Indian identity. Some also secured jobs in government departments on the basis of these fake and forged documents. They came to India from Pakistan’s Sindh, Lahore and Mirpur The officer said the investigation uncovered several families linked to Sindh, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha and Mirpur in Pakistan, as well as Rawalakot and Kotli in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. These families had settled in Akhnoor, Mendhar, Thanamandi, Darhal and Kathua in the Jammu division. Charge sheets have also been filed against Indian spouses, family members and others found to be involved in the conspiracy. Crime Branch registered a case: Information on how many accused have been arrested is unavailable The Special Crime Wing of the Jammu Crime Branch registered the case. The Crime Branch headquarters constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT). After the investigation was completed, charge sheets relating to eight incidents were filed in the competent courts of Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri and Kathua. The legal process concerning the charges, documents and other evidence will now proceed in court. However, the report does not state how many accused have been arrested, how many are out on bail or in how many cases charges have been framed. ​