Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 1: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K today filed a chargesheet against three accused persons in connection with an alleged land fraud case involving the sale of the same parcel of land to multiple purchasers.
According to a statement issued here, the chargesheet was filed before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, in FIR No. 03/2024 registered under Sections 420, 468, 167 and 120-B RPC.
The Crime Branch said that the case pertains to the alleged fraudulent sale of a parcel of land situated at Khushipora, HMT Srinagar, through separate registered sale deeds executed in favour of different buyers.
The investigation revealed that Mehraj-ud-Din Khanday and Shabir Ahmad Khanday, both residents of Khushipora Abanshah in Srinagar, allegedly acted in connivance with the then Patwari of the area, who is now deceased, to execute multiple sale deeds for the same land, the agency said.
The accused allegedly used fabricated and manipulated revenue records to deceive purchasers and obtain unlawful gains, it added.
Following completion of the investigation, the chargesheet was presented before the court for judicial determination.
The Crime Branch also advised the public to remain vigilant against economic fraud and report such cases to the Economic Offences Wing.
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