Srinagar, July 17: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Thursday carried out searches at multiple locations in Srinagar and Budgam Districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with an FIR against seven persons including Tehsildar for corruption, cheating, false mutations and wrongful insertions in Revenue records, officials said.
According to a press release issued the Greater Kashmir, “Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir received a written complaint, wherein it was alleged that the complainant had purchased a piece of land at Balhama measuring 5 Kanals 4 marlas @ Rs. 17 lakhs per Kanal from Mohammed Shafi Lone @ Shafi Cheeni S/o Abdul Ahad Lone R/o House No. 187 Sec. B Peerbagh Srinagar and prepared three sale deeds. The complainant paid Rs. 88,40,000/- to Mohammed Shafi Lone @ Shafi Cheeni.“
“The complainant also gave 02 kanals of land situated at Gooripora Rawalpora to alleged accused in exchange, which was later-on sold by the accused. It was further alleged that sale deeds were taken back by the accused persons for updation of records; however, after their return it was found that insertions have been made in sale deeds by changing Khasra numbers from 314, 315 to 290, 325 to 316 and 312, 324 min and 290 was changed to 290. The complainant alleged that land was under her possession however one individual forcibly occupied 02 Kanals and 10 marlas from the said land, who claimed that the land was sold to him by one Rayaz Ahmad Bhat S/o Ghulam Mohammad Bhat R/o Nowgam Srinagar.” It adds.
It adds that upon receipt of the complaint, verification was initiated at Police Station EOW Srinagar (Crime Branch Kashmir). During the probe, it has been prima facie substantiated that the accused deceived the complainant by inserting incorrect survey numbers in the sale deeds in connivance with the concerned Revenue officers and officials. The investigation further revealed that false mutations were subsequently inserted into the Revenue records by the then Tehsildar Balhama, Nusrat Aziz, and the then Patwari, Ashiq Ali, to illegally confer undue benefit upon Riyaz Ahmad Bhat, who sold land that did not belong to him.
The criminal acts on part of the accused persons:
Ms. Nusrat Aziz D/o Abdul Aziz Lone R/o Gurez A/P Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar (the then Tehsildar Balhama)
Ashiq Ali S/o Ghulam Rasool Khan R/o Panner Jagir A/P Hawal Srinagar (the then Patwari Balhama Srinagar)
Riyaz Ahmad Bhat S/o Ghulam Mohammad Bhat R/o Nowgam Srinagar
Mohammad Shafi Lone @ Shaff Cheeni S/o Abdul Ahad Lone R/o House No. 187 Sec B, Peerbagh Srinaga
Shamima Akhter W/o Mohammad Shafi Lone R/o Gooripora Rawalpor
Shahnawaz Ahmad Rather S/o Noor Mohammad Rather R/o Padshahi Bagh Srinaga
Shabir Ahmad Wani S/o Mohammad Ismail Wani R/o Bagandar Lasjan
It reads, Prima-facie disclose commission of offences punishable U/S 167,420, 120-B RPC r/w 5(2) Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006. Accordingly case FIR No. 14/2025 has been registered in P/S EOW (Crime Branch Kashmir). Subsequently, search warrants were obtained from the Hon’ble Court of law and searches are underway at seven different locations in Srinagar and Budgam Jurisdictions.
Further, It is pertinent to mention that Smt. Nusrat Aziz D/o Abdul Aziz Lone R/o Gurez A/P Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar (Tehsildar) and others are also involved in case FIR No. 08/2021 U/S 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC r/w 5(2) Prevention of Corruption Act. of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir which is near completion. These involved persons have been operating in an organized manner causing substantial loss and agony to gullible people in District Srinagar and District Budgam areas.
