The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has officially filed a charge sheet against four individuals involved in a high-value land fraud scheme. The case, registered as FIR No. 02/2025, was presented before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Srinagar.
The Accused
The charge sheet names the following individuals for their alleged roles in the conspiracy:
- Mohd Afzal Sheikh (Gopalpora, Chadoora, Budgam)
- Mohd Sikander Dar (Chainabal Mirgund, Pattan, Baramulla)
- Ali Mohd Dar (Chainabal Mirgund, Pattan, Baramulla)
- (A fourth individual is noted as part of the group of accused persons)
The Fraudulent Scheme
According to the CBK, the investigation was triggered by a complaint regarding a land transaction in September 2022. The victim was allegedly misled through a series of calculated deceptions:
- Misrepresentation: The complainant was offered four kanals of land in Ranbirgarh–Pratapgarh, Srinagar. To build trust, the accused presented revenue records, geo-tagged photos, and a Naqsh-e-Amini (map) to verify the site.
- Financial Loss: Based on these documents, the victim paid ₹50 lakh, executed a sale deed, and took possession of what he believed was the site shown to him.
- The “Switch”: It was later discovered that the land shown to the buyer (Survey No. 207) was accessible and prime, while the land actually recorded in the sale deed (Survey No. 94) was an inaccessible wetland.
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