SRINAGAR, Aug 2: Court of City Judge Srinagar, Abdul Bari, has convicted two individuals for defrauding a foreign national of Rs 34 lakh in property scam dating back to 2008.
The convicted individuals, identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Guroo and Nazir Ahmad Guroo, sons of Gulla Guroo, residents of Abi Karpora, Nehru Park, Dalgate, Srinagar, were found guilty of orchestrating a fraudulent property deal by deceiving a foreign lady into believing she could legally own property in Kashmir. The case traces back to June 26, 2010, when the Crime Branch Kashmir registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by the foreign woman. According to the complainant, she had paid Mukhtar Ahmad Guroo an amount of Rs 34 lakh for purchasing a house and land in the Gulab Bagh area of Srinagar.
However, Mukhtar, concealing the legal fact that a foreign national is barred from owning immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir, purchased the said property in his own name.
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