Srinagar, Jan 23 (KNS): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in connection with a land fraud case involving a plot in the Government Housing Colony at Ompora, officials said.

The chargesheet has been filed in FIR No. 61/2023 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC at Police Station EOW–Kashmir. The case pertains to allegations of cheating, forgery and use of forged documents related to Plot No. 1165, measuring 30×50 feet, situated at Ompora in Budgam district.

Officials said the case was initiated following a written complaint by a woman claiming lawful ownership of the plot through a valid chain of powers of attorney originating from the original allottee. She alleged that another person was simultaneously claiming ownership on the basis of a separate set of documents, raising suspicion of fraud.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

During the investigation, statements of the complainant, original allottee Satish Kumar Sharma, and other relevant witnesses were recorded.

Verification sought from the offices of the Sub-Registrar, Budgam, and Sub-Registrar IV, 2nd Additional Munsif, Jammu, 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.

The probe found that the accused, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, a resident of Nowgam Bypass, Srinagar, had used forged documents to claim ownership and carry out further transactions. Officials said records from the J&K Housing Department confirmed the complainant as the legitimate owner.

A prima facie case has been established and the matter has been submitted to the court for judicial proceedings, officials said.(KNS).