SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch, Jammu Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in FIR No. 79/2022 before the Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in a case involving alleged fraudulent mutation of land in Zoonimar Eidgah, Srinagar.
Officials said the chargesheet has been filed against businessman Habibullah Bhat of Buchpora; retired Naib Tehsildar Mohammad Rajab Reshi of Brein Nishat; and former Patwari Syed Khurshid Ahmad of Watalbagh, Ganderbal. The accused have been booked under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the RPC, along with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case began after a written complaint alleged that a fraudulent mutation of 10 marlas of land under Khasra Nos. 467 and 468 had been carried out on the basis of a fabricated sale deed. Investigation revealed that no such sale deed, purportedly registered on 8 September 2003, existed in the records of the Sub-Registrar concerned.
According to the EOW, the accused, acting in criminal conspiracy, manipulated revenue records and inserted mutation entries on the basis of the non-existent document. The agency said the role of each accused has been prima facie established, leading to submission of the chargesheet for judicial consideration.
The Crime Branch reaffirmed its commitment to protecting public assets and pursuing action against corruption and fraud across the Union Territory.
