Jammu, Oct 25: The Special Crime Wing (SCW) Crime Branch Jammu has filed charge-sheets in eight courts against 65 allegedly illegally overstaying Pakistani nationals, in four districts of Jammu division.
In all, 50 persons have been charge-sheeted. According to SCW Crime Branch officials, the involvement of 15 other persons, who died before the charge sheets were filed, has also been brought on record.
“The Special Crime Wing (SCW) Crime Branch Jammu has completed investigation and filed charge sheets against 65 accused in 8 separate incidents before competent courts in Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri and Kathua districts in case FIR number 16/2024 of Police Station SCW, Crime Branch Jammu,” official spokesperson has maintained. The case was registered on credible information that a number of Pakistani nationals, including residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), who had
arrived in India on valid travel documents during the late 1970s and thereafter, were staying illegally in various districts of Jammu division.
The information further revealed that they had fraudulently obtained Indian identity documents and that some had secured employment in government departments on the basis of those fake and forged documents.
Accordingly, a case under relevant provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946, the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 read with Rule 6 of the Passport (Entry into
India) Rules, 1950 and RPC was registered and investigation was taken up by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by Crime Branch Headquarters (CHQ).
During investigation, SCW traced several families originally from Sindh, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha and Mirpur in Pakistan and from Rawalakot and Kotli in PoK, who had settled in Akhnoor, Mendhar, Thannamandi, Darhal and Kathua.
Investigation established that Indian documents were obtained by concealing their foreign nationality. “Indian spouses, family members and others found to have been part of the conspiracy have also been charge-sheeted,” spokesperson stated.
As per details provided by SCW of Crime Branch Jammu, charge sheets have been produced in a case of Jammu before Jammu Munsiff court on November 24, 2025 against 8 living accused and four deceased accused;
in case of Poonch incident in Traffic Mobile Magistrate, Poonch on December 30, 2025 against 2 living and one deceased accused; in second incident of Poonch district, before Sub Judge JMIC, Poonch on March 7, 2026 against 12 living and four deceased accused; in Rajouri district incident, before CJM Rajouri on April 15, against 4 living and one dead accused; in second incident related to Rajouri district, before Mobile Magistrate Traffic, Rajouri on July 16, 2026 against nine living and one deceased accused; in third incident of Rajouri district before Mobile Magistrate Traffic, Rajouri on August 5, 2026 against two living accused; in fourth incident of Rajouri district before CJM Rajouri on September 28, 2026 against 11 living and one deceased accused and in case of Kathua district before Special Mobile Magistrate, Kathua on October 23, 2026 against two living and three deceased accused.
The matter is now sub judice.
Meanwhile the Crime Branch has appealed to the public to share any information regarding foreign nationals residing illegally or holding Indian documents obtained fraudulently. “The identity of informants will be kept confidential,” it assured.
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