JNM journalist hardeep jamwal jammu
An accused involved in a fraud case, who had been constantly changing locations to evade arrest for seven years, has finally been apprehended by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Jammu. Riyaz Ahmed Mattoo, who had been absconding since 2019, was arrested in Srinagar. His arrest has given a new direction to the investigation into various aspects of an alleged fraud racket.
According to officials, the accused was frequently shifting his hideouts between Srinagar, Delhi, and other parts of the country to avoid arrest. Acting on specific intelligence regarding his movements and under the instructions of senior officers, a special team was constituted. Following prolonged surveillance and technical investigation, the team conducted a raid in an interior area of Srinagar and arrested the accused.
A case of fraud and criminal conspiracy was registered against Riyaz Ahmed Mattoo at the Crime Branch Jammu police station in 2019. While a charge sheet had already been filed in court against two other accused persons in the case, Mattoo had remained at large.
Faisal Qureshi, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Economic Offences Wing, stated that action against individuals involved in economic offenses would continue unabated. He emphasized that no accused attempting to evade the law would be spared.
Following the arrest, investigative agencies are now probing other members of the racket and examining the financial transactions linked to it.
