Srinagar, May 7 (KNS): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday filed a chargesheet before a court in Shopian against 11 accused persons in connection with a large-scale financial fraud at an HDFC Bank branch in the south Kashmir district.
The chargesheet was submitted before the court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Shopian, in case FIR No. 30/2025 registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act at Police Station EOW Kashmir, officials said.
The matter came to light following a written complaint alleging financial irregularities at the HDFC Bank’s Shopian branch. Subsequently, on the directions of the Police Headquarters (PHQ) J&K, the case was transferred to the Crime Branch for an in-depth investigation, they added.
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Among those named in the chargesheet are two branch managers — Adil Ayoub Ganai and Irfan Majeed Zargar — and three former bank employees, Mubashir Hussain Sheikh, Zaid Manzoor and Javaid Ahmad Bhat. The accused were arrested on February 18, 2026, and have remained in judicial custody since then, official sources said.
Upon completion of the investigation, the chargesheet has been presented before the court for judicial determination, the Crime Branch said in a statement. Further proceedings in the case are pending before the magistrate. (KNS)