CBK Files Charge Sheet, Four Booked in Land Fraud Case | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has filed a charge sheet in a major land fraud case involving alleged cheating and criminal conspiracy, officials said on Saturday.

According to the Crime Branch, the charge sheet in FIR No. 02/2025 has been submitted before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, under Sections 420 and 471 read with Section 120-B of the RPC, against four accused persons.

Those charge-sheeted include Mohd Afzal Sheikh of Gopalpora, Chadoora in Budgam, Mohd Sikander Dar of Chainabal Mirgund, Pattan in Baramulla, and Ali Mohd Dar, also of Chainabal Mirgund, Pattan, Baramulla.

Officials said the case stems from a written complaint alleging that in September 2022, the accused, acting as land brokers in connivance with the landowner, induced the complainant to purchase four kanals of land at Revenue Estate Ranbirgarh–Pratapgarh in Srinagar. The complainant was shown revenue records, including Naqsh-e-Amini and geo-tagged photographs, to establish ownership and location, and subsequently paid Rs 50 lakh. A sale deed was registered and possession handed over.

However, it later emerged that the land shown on the ground did not match the land described in the sale deed. Investigators found that the complainant was shown accessible land falling under Survey No. 207, while the land actually sold fell under Survey No. 94, identified as a wetland with no approach road.

The probe revealed that the accused had allegedly forged and misused documents in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy to defraud the complainant. The investigation, officials said, established a well-planned fraud, following which the charge sheet was filed for judicial determination.