SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet against a former Patwari for allegedly tampering with revenue records to fraudulently transfer ancestral land in Kupwara, officials said.
According to a statement issued by the Crime Branch, the chargesheet in FIR No. 33/2021 was filed before the Court of the Sub-Judge/Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Kupwara, against Leyaket Ali Khan, son of Mehboobullah Khan, a resident of Babapora Haihama. The accused was serving as a Patwari at the time of the alleged offence and is presently posted as a Naib Tehsildar.
The case stems from a complaint alleging that jointly owned ancestral land in Halqa Haihama/Gundi Sana was fraudulently transferred in favour of the accused and his brother through manipulation of revenue records.
The investigation found that the accused allegedly misused his official position by making false entries in Khasra Girdawari registers, replacing pages of official records and forging revenue documents to falsely establish ownership and possession of the land, the Crime Branch said.
The agency said the alleged attempt to secure wrongful ownership was prevented following timely corrective action by the Revenue Department. However, the investigation found sufficient evidence to establish offences under Sections 167, 417, 466 and 468 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
The chargesheet has been filed before the competent court for judicial proceedings.
The Crime Branch also urged the public to remain vigilant against economic fraud and report such offences to the Senior Superintendent of Police, EOW Kashmir, or through its official grievance mechanism.
