EOW Files Chargesheet Against Four in ₹53 Lakh Land Sale Fraud Case – Alfaaz – The Words

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, in a case related to an alleged ₹53 lakh land-sale fraud.

The chargesheet submitted in FIR No. 23/2025, as per a statement issued here, names four accused namely Tariq Ahmad Hajam, Ghulam Hassan Mir, Mohammad Sultan Mir alias Sulla, and Abdul Razaq Mir, all residents of Barthana, Qamarwari, Srinagar. “They have been charged under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code.”

According to statement, the case was registered following a complaint alleging that the accused induced the complainant and his father to pay ₹53 lakh on the assurance of selling a piece of land measuring 2.09 kanals at Estate Barthana.

The investigation, the statement reads, found that after receiving the full amount, the accused allegedly sold the same land to other buyers and transferred portions of it to their relatives.

The EOW said the probe, based on documentary records and witness statements, pointed to a criminal conspiracy aimed at cheating the complainant and misappropriating the funds.