SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir on Monday said it has filed a chargesheet against three accused persons in a land fraud case involving the alleged sale of the same parcel of land to multiple buyers through separate registered sale deeds.
According to a Crime Branch statement, the chargesheet was filed before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar in FIR No. 03/2024 under Sections 420, 468, 167 and 120-B RPC.
The case pertains to the alleged fraudulent sale of a parcel of land situated at Khushipora, HMT Srinagar, to multiple purchasers through separate sale deeds.
Investigation 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, in alleged connivance with a then Patwari, who is now deceased, fraudulently executed multiple sale deeds for the same land.
The accused allegedly used fabricated and manipulated revenue records to deceive purchasers and secure unlawful gains, the statement said.
Upon completion of investigation, the chargesheet was presented before the court for judicial determination.
Meanwhile, the Crime Branch advised the public to remain vigilant against economic frauds and report such incidents to the SSP Economic Offences Wing Srinagar. Victims of economic fraud may also submit complaints through the official email (sspeow-kmr@jkpolice.gov.in) of the agency, it added. — (KIMS)