Jammu, Oct 25, KDC: The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of Crime Branch Jammu has filed chargesheets against 65 persons in connection with eight cases involving the alleged illegal stay of Pakistani nationals in four districts of the Jammu division, officials said.
According to a Crime Branch spokesperson, the chargesheets were filed before competent courts in Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri and Kathua following the completion of investigations into eight separate incidents registered at Police Station SCW, Crime Branch Jammu.
The spokesperson said 50 persons have been chargesheeted, while the involvement of 15 others, who died before the filing of the chargesheets, has also been brought on record.
The case was registered on the basis of credible information that some Pakistani nationals, including residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), who had entered India on valid travel documents in the late 1970s and subsequent years, were allegedly residing illegally in different districts of the Jammu division.
During the investigation, officials found that some of the individuals had allegedly obtained Indian documents by concealing their foreign nationality, the spokesperson said.
Indian spouses, family members and other persons allegedly found to have been involved in the conspiracy have also been chargesheeted, according to the Crime Branch.
The cases have been placed before the competent courts for further legal proceedings.
