Crime Branch Kashmir Files Chargesheet in ₹29 Lakh Loan Fraud Case – Alfaaz – The Words

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a charge-sheet before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, against four individuals, including a former Patwari, in connection with a ₹29 lakh loan fraud involving forged revenue documents.

The case, registered as FIR No. 15/2022 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 201, and 120-B RPC, stems from a complaint lodged by the Branch Head of J&K Bank’s Residency Road branch. According to the complaint, the accused submitted fake revenue records to secure an overdraft facility of ₹29 lakh, which they later misappropriated.

Following investigations, the charges were proved against, Mohammad Amin Rah, son of Jalal-ud-Din Rah, Fayaz Ahmad Rah, son of Jalal-ud-Din Rah, and Gulzar Ahmad Rah, son of Jalal-ud-Din Rah, residents of Housing Colony Channapora, Srinagar, and Syed Khurshid Amin Shah, son of Late Mohammad Amin Shah, R/o Watalbagh Lar, Ganderbal, the then Patwari.

Investigators found that the forged documents were prepared with the active involvement of Syed Khurshid Amin Shah, who is also an accused in another case (FIR No. 79/2022) under similar charges and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The charge-sheet, the official said, has now been submitted for judicial determination.