Srinagar, Nov 25: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has filed a chargesheet against four individuals in connection with a Rs 1.66 crore property fraud. The case involves a fake property deal in which the complainants were allegedly defrauded through a criminal conspiracy and forged documents.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Wahid Khan from Baghat-e-Barzulla, Mohammad Yousuf Malik from Nai Sarak Habba Kadal, Mohammad Ashraf Mir from Hakhripora Pulwama, and Mohammad Maqbool Shah from Peerbagh Srinagar.
Officials said the complainants, seeking to purchase a house with ample land, were approached by the accused posing as property dealers. They allegedly presented a double-storey house with one kanal and five marlas of land at Chinar Colony, Baghat-i-Barzulla, and obtained Rs 1.16 crore through a fraudulent sale agreement. The accused later inflated the price and collected an additional Rs 50 lakh, bringing the total sum to Rs 1.66 crore. The complainants neither received possession of the property nor were they refunded.
The investigation confirmed that the accused conspired together and created forged documents to unlawfully acquire the complainants’ money. The chargesheet, filed under FIR No. 14/2018, invokes Sections 420, 468, 471, read with 120-B of the RPC, and has been submitted before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar.
During the proceedings, the court remanded two of the accused—Mohammad Yousuf Malik and Mohammad Maqbool Shah—to judicial custody as the investigation continues.
