Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police today registered a case against unidentified persons for creating a fake website of department of Forests.
A case under the Information Technology Act, 2000 was registered against unidentified persons for creating a fake website 'www.Jkforest.Co.In', CB officials said.
The fake website was created after copying all the contents of the official website of the forest department 'www.Jkforest.Com' and it posted a fake appointment order under the link 'Recruitment-2013' thereby infringing the copyright of the Forest Department and cheating the public at large through fraudulent means, they said.
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On September 26, senior forest officials had informed the crime branch of state police about the incident.
The complaint said some criminal elements have in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy, dishonestly and fraudulently prepared a fake website after obtaining the data from the official website of the Forest Department through electronic means illegally.
