Crime Branch Files Chargesheet in ₹55.11 Lakh Srinagar Property Scam

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Srinagar of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday said it has filed a chargesheet in a ₹55.11 lakh property fraud case before the Court of City Judge Srinagar.

In a statement issued here, the EOW said that the chargesheet in FIR No. 10/2026 under Section 420 IPC has been filed against Mehraj-Ud-Din Dar, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Alamdar Colony Rawalpora and presently residing at Tengpora Batamaloo, Srinagar.

The statement said the case was registered on the basis of a written complaint alleging that the accused had adopted a calculated modus operandi to defraud innocent individuals. It said that after receiving payments, the accused would deliberately fail to honour commitments and, in an attempt to evade legal action and recovery proceedings, transfer or register acquired properties in the name of his wife.

“During the course of investigation, it was prima facie established that the accused had cheated the complainant of ₹55.11 lakh on the pretext of selling a residential house. However, despite receiving the payment, the accused sold the same property to another individual,” the statement said.

It further said that investigation revealed the property had already been mortgaged with J&K Bank’s Bhagat branch in Srinagar. The complainant had also liquidated the outstanding housing loan associated with the property, it added.

The statement said that the investigation established commission of a cognizable offence under Section 420 IPC, and accordingly, the chargesheet has been filed before the competent court for judicial determination.