Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 20: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a chargesheet against four accused in a large-scale land fraud case, alleging criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery.
According to CBK, the chargesheet has been filed in FIR No. 02/2025 under Sections 420 and 471 read with Section 120-B of the RPC before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Afzal Sheikh, son of late Ghulam Qadir Sheikh of Gopalpora, Chadoora in Budgam district; Mohd Sikander Dar, son of Ghulam Mohd Dar; and Ali Mohd Dar, son of Mohd Ibrahim Dar, both residents of Chainabal Mirgund, Pattan in Baramulla district. Click here to watch video
As per the agency, the case originated from a written complaint alleging that in September 2022, the complainant was induced by the accused land brokers and the landowner to purchase four kanals of land situated at Revenue Estate Ranbirgarh-Pratapgarh in Srinagar.
“The complainant was shown revenue records, Naqsh-e-Amini, and geo-tagged photographs to establish the ownership and location of the land,” CBK said.
Relying on these representations, the complainant paid Rs 50 lakh, following which the sale deed was registered and possession was handed over.
“Subsequently, the complainant discovered that the land shown at the site did not correspond to the land mentioned in the sale deed,” the agency said.
Investigation revealed that the complainant was shown an accessible piece of land falling under Survey No. 207, whereas the land actually sold was under Survey No. 94, which is a wetland with no approach access.
“The probe further established that the accused, in connivance with one another, forged and misused documents to defraud the complainant,” CBK said, adding that the investigation conclusively established a well-hatched criminal conspiracy.
“Accordingly, the charge sheet has been filed for judicial adjudication,” the agency said.
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