SRINAGAR, Nov 19 (KNS): Police Station Bemina has registered FIR No. 111 of 2025 against a Srinagar-based husband–wife duo accused of cheating people of crores of rupees through forged documents, fabricated land records and false assurances of lucrative property deals.
The FIR was registered after City Judge/JMIC Srinagar Abdul Bari, in an order dated November 15, observed that the material placed before the court disclosed the commission of cognizable offences, warranting a full-fledged police investigation.
The accused have been identified as Jan Mohammad Dar, son of Mohammad Ismail Dar of Murran Pulwama (presently residing at Chattabal), and his wife Bilquees Akhtar, an employee of the Social Welfare Department posted at DSWO Srinagar.
Accused allegedly cheated people using forged papers
According to the complaint and documents examined by the court, the couple projected themselves as facilitators of high-value land and property deals in Srinagar and its outskirts. They allegedly collected crores of rupees from multiple individuals after showing forged ownership papers, false revenue extracts, fabricated agreements, and making exaggerated claims about their influence in securing prime land.
Sources said the duo would disappear from the transaction once money changed hands, leaving victims entangled in disputes over land that either did not exist, was already under litigation, or belonged to someone else.
Investigators have also been informed that the husband–wife duo allegedly resorted to filing false litigations against their victims, including civil and criminal complaints, purportedly to harass them and delay recovery of money.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelSeveral complainants have stated that the couple is connected to a larger land mafia network that uses forged documents and intimidation tactics to fleece buyers.
This is not the first time Jan Mohammad Dar has faced serious allegations of fraud. According to police records Dar was arrested last year and sent to Central Jail Srinagar after a Supreme Court lawyer filed a complaint accusing him of cheating in a similar property transaction. The lawyer had alleged that Dar took money on the assurance of arranging a land deal, only for it to emerge that the documents he showed were fabricated. Dar was later released on bail.
The recurrence of similar complaints, officials said, points to an established pattern in which Dar allegedly targets buyers by showing doctored documents and promising swift deals.
Following the court’s direction, Bemina police have begun a formal investigation. The SHO has been instructed to examine all documents, record statements of victims, trace the money trail and identify others who may be associated with the alleged fraud.
Officials said the scope of the case is likely to widen, with several individuals already approaching authorities claiming they were similarly duped.(KNS)