Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 23: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a chargesheet in a case involving cheating and forgery related to a disputed property in Budgam district.
In a statement, the CBK said the chargesheet was submitted before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in connection with FIR No. 61/2023 registered at Police Station EOW-Kashmir under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC.
The case pertains to alleged cheating, forgery and use of forged documents in respect of Plot No. 1165, measuring 30×50 feet, located at the Government Housing Colony, Ompora, Budgam.
According to the CBK, the case was initiated following a written complaint from a woman claiming lawful ownership of the plot.
She alleged that she had acquired the property through a valid chain of powers of attorney originating from the original allottee, “but another individual was simultaneously claiming ownership on the basis of a separate set of documents, raising suspicion of fraud and criminal conspiracy.”
During the investigation, statements of the complainant, the original allottee Satish Kumar Sharma, and other concerned individuals were recorded.
The agency said official verification was sought from the offices of the Sub Registrar Budgam and Sub Registrar-IV, 2nd Additional Munsif, Jammu, which established that an irrevocable General Power of Attorney purportedly executed in 2010 in favour of the accused was never registered in official records.
“The original allottee categorically denied executing any such document or ever residing at the address mentioned therein,” the CBK said.
The investigation further revealed that the accused, identified as Gh. Mohi-ud-Din Dar, son of Mohd Shaban Dar, a resident of Nowgam Bypass, Srinagar, had fraudulently used forged documents to claim ownership of the plot and carry out further transactions.
Confirmation obtained from the J&K Housing Department validated the complainant as the legitimate owner, CBK said.
Accordingly, the EOW Kashmir established a prima facie case under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC and filed the chargesheet before the competent court for judicial determination.
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