JAMMU, Oct 25: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested Ashiq Ali S/o Ghulam Rasool Khan R/o Panner Jagir, A/P Hawal, Sgr.
The accused, who served as Patwari, Balhama Sgr, was wanted in connection with FIR No. 14/2025 u/S 167, 420, 120-B RPC, rw 5(2) PC Act.
The case pertains to offences of corruption, cheating, false mutations, and wrongful insertions in revenue records.
The FIR was registered on 09.07.2025 against six accused persons, including a Tehsildar.
Five of them have already been arrested in the matter.
Despite sustained efforts, Ashiq Ali had been evading arrest since the registration of the case.
However, acting on specific intelligence, a special team of the Economic Offences Wing (Crime Branch Kashmir) successfully apprehended the accused today.
It is pertinent to mention that the bail application of the accused had already been rejected by the Hon’ble Court.
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