Srinagar, Jun 1: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar in connection with an alleged land fraud case involving fraudulent sale of the same parcel of land to multiple purchasers.
The case highlights alleged manipulation of revenue records and misuse of official documentation to facilitate repeated transactions involving a single property, raising concerns over land-related fraud and record integrity.
According to Crime Branch, the chargesheet in FIR No. 03/2024 under Sections 420, 468, 167 and 120-B RPC has been filed against three accused persons for their alleged involvement in the case.
The matter pertains to alleged fraudulent sale of the same parcel of land located at Khushipora, HMT Srinagar, to multiple buyers through separate registered sale deeds.
Investigation by the Economic Offences Wing revealed that Mehraj-ud-Din Khanday, son of Ghulam Ahmad Khanday, and Shabir Ahmad Khanday, son of Ghulam Ahmad Khanday, both residents of Khushipora Abanshah Srinagar, allegedly acted in connivance with the then Patwari, who is now deceased.
Crime Branch alleged that the accused fraudulently executed multiple sale deeds relating to the same parcel of land and used fabricated and manipulated revenue records to deceive purchasers and secure unlawful gains.
Officials said that following completion of investigation, the chargesheet was presented before the competent court for judicial determination.
The case will now proceed through legal scrutiny before the court. [KNT]
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