The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch in Jammu has filed chargesheets against 65 accused in connection with cases involving the illegal stay of Pakistani nationals in four districts of the Jammu division, an official said on Saturday, PTI reported.
Source: PTI via Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS)
The chargesheets were filed after the completion of investigation in eight separate incidents, before competent courts in Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri and Kathua districts, in a case registered at Police Station SCW, Crime Branch Jammu, a spokesperson of the agency said. In total, 50 persons have been charge-sheeted, and the involvement of 15 other persons, who died before the chargesheets were filed, has also been brought on record, the spokesperson said.
Source: PTI via Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS)
The case was registered on credible information that some 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 the Jammu division, the spokesperson said. The information further revealed that they had allegedly fraudulently obtained Indian identity documents, and that some had secured employment in government departments based on these fake and forged documents. These are the agency's allegations, to be tested in court.
Source: PTI via Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS)
A case was registered 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 the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), and the investigation was taken up by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by Crime Branch Headquarters, the spokesperson said.
Source: PTI via Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS)
During the investigation, the Crime Branch 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, the spokesman said. The investigation established, according to the agency, that Indian documents were obtained by concealing their foreign nationality, and Indian spouses, family members and others found to have been part of the alleged conspiracy have also been charge-sheeted.
Source: PTI via Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS)
Filing a chargesheet does not amount to a conviction; the cases will now be decided by the competent courts. Sources: PTI via Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS), Daily Excelsior and PTI via Dailyworld, all reporting the Crime Branch official's statement on October 24, 2026.
Source: Daily Excelsior via MyPressToday