Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 28: Crime Branch Kashmir today arrested four accused involved in corruption, cheating, false mutations and wrongful insertions in revenue records while Tehsildar and two other Revenue officials are evading arrest.
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The Economic Offences Wing of the CB arrested four accused but the Tehsildar Nusrat Aziz daughter of Abdul Aziz Lone of Gurez A/P Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar, Patwari Balhama Srinagar Ashiq Ali son of Ghulam Rasool Khan of Panner Jagir A/P Hawal Srinagar and Shamima Akhter wife of Mohammad Shafi Lone of Gooripora Rawalpora are also at large and efforts are underway to apprehend them.
The Tehsildar had applied for “bail”, however, it was cancelled by the Court of Anti Corruption Judge Srinagar. She is at large and is evading her arrest. She is also involved in four other FIRs, two in Crime Branch Kashmir and two in ACB Kashmir.
An official said that following a thorough investigation by the CB based on evidence regarding an FIR No. 14/2025 U/S 167,420, 120-B RPC r/w 5(2) Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006. dated 09.07.2025 against seven persons, including two Revenue officers for their involvement in corruption, cheating, false mutations and wrongful insertions in Revenue records four were arrested.
These involved persons have been operating in an organized manner causing substantial financial loss and agony to gullible people in district Srinagar and district Budgam areas.
The arrested accused have been identified as Riyaz Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Nowgam Srinagar, Mohammad Shafi Lone alias Shaff Cheeni son of Abdul Ahad Lone of House No. 18 Sec B, Peerbagh Srinagar, Shahnawaz Ahmad Rather son of Noor Mohammad Rather of Padshahi Bagh Srinagar and Shabir Ahmad Wani son of Mohammad Ismail Wani of Bagandar Lasjan.
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