Srinagar, Dec 20(KNS): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a ?50 lakh land fraud case against four persons, officials said on Saturday.

The chargesheet in FIR No. 02/2025 has been filed before the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, under Sections 420 and 471 read with Section 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), they said.

Those chargesheeted include Mohd Afzal Sheikh of Gopalpora, Chadoora in Budgam district, and Mohd Sikander Dar and Ali Mohd Dar, both residents of Chainabal Mirgund in Baramulla district, officials said.

According to the Crime Branch, the case stems from a complaint alleging that in September 2022, the accused, acting as land brokers along with the landowner, induced the complainant to purchase four kanals of land at Ranbirgarh–Pratapgarh in Srinagar.

The complainant was shown revenue records, Naqsh-e-Amini and geo-tagged photographs to establish ownership and location of the land.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

Relying on these representations, the complainant paid ?50 lakh, following which the sale deed was registered and possession was handed over, officials said.

However, it was later found that the land shown on the ground did not match the land mentioned in the sale deed. The investigation revealed that while the complainant was shown accessible land under Survey No. 207, the land actually sold fell under Survey No. 94, a wetland without approach access.

The probe established that the accused forged and misused documents and acted in connivance to defraud the complainant, officials said, adding that the chargesheet has been filed for judicial determination.(KNS)