Budgam, Jan 23, KNT: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of the Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has produced a chargesheet before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in connection with a case involving allegations of cheating, forgery and use of forged documents related to a housing plot in Budgam district.
Officials said the chargesheet was filed in FIR No. 61/2023 registered at Police Station EOW Kashmir under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC. The case pertains to Plot No. 1165, measuring 30 by 50 feet, located at the Government Housing Colony, Ompora, Budgam.
According to officials, the case was initiated following a written complaint from a woman who claimed lawful ownership of the plot. The complainant stated that she had acquired the property through a valid chain of powers of attorney originating from the original allottee. However, another individual simultaneously laid claim over the same plot on the basis of a separate set of documents, raising suspicion of fraud and criminal conspiracy.
During the investigation, EOW Kashmir recorded statements of the complainant, the original allottee Satish Kumar Sharma and other relevant persons. Verification was also sought from the offices of the Sub Registrar Budgam and the Sub Registrar IV, 2nd Additional Munsif Jammu. Officials said the verification conclusively established that an irrevocable General Power of Attorney purportedly executed in 2010 in favour of the accused was never registered in official records. The original allottee also denied executing any such document or residing at the address mentioned in it.
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The probe revealed that the accused, Gh Mohi-ud-Din Dar, son of Mohd Shaban Dar, a resident of Nowgam Bypass Srinagar, had allegedly used forged documents to fraudulently claim ownership of the plot and execute further transactions. Confirmation obtained from the Jammu and Kashmir Housing Department validated the complainant as the legitimate owner of the plot.
On the basis of the investigation, EOW Kashmir established a prima facie case under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC and filed the chargesheet before the competent court for judicial adjudication.
An official spokesperson of the Economic Offences Wing Kashmir said the agency remains vigilant against fraudulent dealings involving land and housing properties and reiterated that attempts to usurp public assets will be dealt with strictly under law. [KNT]
