SRINAGAR, Nov 07: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against four revenue department officials, for their alleged involvement in a land compensation fraud case in Anantnag district adding 06 others.
The case pertains to the fraudulent disbursement of compensation to “non-existent” beneficiaries whose land was falsely shown as acquired by the government during the construction of the Verinag-Kokernag road via Batagund.
The chargesheet in the case, registered under sections of the RPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act, was filed before the Court of the Special Judge (Anti-Corruption), Anantnag. During investigation, it was found that certain revenue officials, the then Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, Girdawar, and Patwari of Dooru were part of a “criminal conspiracy” with private individuals to manipulate and forge official records, thereby facilitating the illegal release of compensation funds.
Fictitious entries were allegedly made in revenue documents to secure wrongful monetary gains, causing substantial loss to the state exchequer and eroding public trust, the official said.
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