Srinagar, June 1 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Monday that it has filed a chargesheet in the land fraud case of Khushipora area of Srinagar district.

A Crime Branch Kashmir statement said, “The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet before the Hon’ble Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar in FIR No. 03/2024 under Sections 420, 468, 167 and 120-B RPC against three accused persons for their alleged involvement in a land fraud case.”

The statement said that the case pertains to the alleged fraudulent sale of the same parcel of land situated at Khushipora, HMT Srinagar to multiple purchasers through separate registered sale deeds.

Investigation revealed that accused Mehraj-ud-Din Khanday, son of Ghulam Ahmad Khanday; and Shabir Ahmad Khanday, both residents of Khushipora Abanshah, Srinagar, in connivance with the then Patwari (now deceased), fraudulently executed multiple sale deeds for the same parcel of land situated at Khushipora, HMT Srinagar.

The accused used fabricated and manipulated revenue records to deceive purchasers and secure unlawful gains.

Upon completion of investigation, the chargesheet was presented before the court for judicial determination.

“The general public is advised to remain vigilant against economic fraudsters and report any such incidents directly to SSP EOW Srinagar (Crime Branch J&K), Abdul Waheed Shah,” the Crime Branch Kashmir said in its statement.

The victims of economic fraud can also submit complaints through the official email: sspeow-kmr@jkpolice.gov.in.

The Crime Branch is deployed to investigate cases involving special crimes, like economic offences, for which the executive police does not have dedicated teams of investigators as it has to deal with daily law and order problems. The Crime Branch is usually entrusted with cases for which technical knowledge beyond the routine police work is often needed. Specialised teams of sleuths acquainted with details about revenue, finance and other connected sectors are used by the Crime Branch to investigate cases.

–IANS

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