SRINAGAR, Sep 2: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) today registered a case after a complaint alleged a Rs 53 lakh fraud in a land transaction.
The EoW, formerly Crime Branch Kashmir, received a complaint that land brokers Tariq Ahmad Hajam of Qamarwari and Ghulam Hassan Mir of Srinagar, along with brothers Sonaullah Mir and Razzak Mir of Barthana Srinagar, deceitfully grabbed an amount of Rs 53.00 lakhs from the complainant under the guise of facilitating a land deal.
Upon receipt of the complaint, a probe was initiated at the Police Station Economic Offences Wing.
The EOW statement said during the course of investigation, it was prima facie substantiated that the accused persons, in connivance with revenue officers and officials, manipulated documents and processes unlawfully in order to grab the money and land of the complainant.
The FIR was registered against the four accused under sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC. The EoW said further investigation is underway to uncover the wider conspiracy and the role of public servants.
The EOW has unearthed a series of land fraud cases in Kashmir in the past two months, exposing deep-rooted collusion between fraudsters and revenue officials.
On August 29, the EOW registered two fresh land fraud cases against two notorious fraudsters already facing trial in a similar scam. The two accused had earlier been arrested in a similar property scam, in which the EOW had booked seven individuals—including a Tehsildar and a Patwari—on charges of corruption, cheating, and tampering with revenue records.
