Crime Branch EOW Jammu registers 67 FIRs, arrest 22 accused in 2025

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Jammu, Dec 30: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Jammu of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir registered 67 new FIRs in 2025, the highest in last 25 years.

As per the official figures, the cases chargesheeted during the year involved an approximate monetary value of Rs 20 crore while 22 accused persons involved in different FIRs were arrested as well.

The EOW wing of Crime Branch disposed of a record number of cases in 2025 and complaints involving serious economic offences, while restoring crores of rupees to victims through sustained investigations and timely legal action.

According to official figures, the EOW Jammu registered 67 new FIRs during the year— the highest number in the last 25 years— and disposed of a record number of cases involving complex financial crimes.

The cases chargesheeted during the year involved an approximate monetary value of Rs 20 crore.

As part of enforcement action, 22 accused persons involved in different FIRs were arrested.

"Multiple teams of the EOW Jammu were deputed not only across the Jammu zone but also to other states for searches and arrests," he official document reads.

"These investigations required meticulous scrutiny of documentary and digital evidence and close coordination with government departments, banks and other financial institutions," it reads.

The EOW also played a significant role in public grievance redressal during the year.

As many as 1186 complaints were resolved after careful examination on factual and legal grounds, providing relief to complainants and strengthening public confidence in the system.

During 2025, the wing investigated a wide spectrum of offences, including land frauds, high-profile cheating cases, impersonation, visa frauds, misuse of official position, misappropriation of government funds and illegal job consultancies operating in the Jammu zone.

Organized networks of land brokers, habitual offenders and professional fraudsters involved in systematic economic crimes were identified and booked under law, sending a strong deterrent message, it reads.

Also, Photo sections of EOW Jammu established in different districts of the Jammu zone provided extensive photographic documentation of crime scenes.

"These units covered 3,599 crime scenes across various cases registered at police stations in the zone, helping in the collection and preservation of crucial evidence," it reads

The EOW Jammu also undertook awareness initiatives on new criminal laws and reiterated its commitment to preventing and detecting economic offences.