Srinagar, Dec 21: The Crime Branch Kashmir today filed a charge sheet in a high-profile land fraud case implicating Senior Revenue officers and a land broker.
According to the CBK, the charge sheet in FIR No. 08/2021 was filed under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar.
The accused have been identified as Tehsildar Nusrat Aziz; Shahbaz Bodha, now posted as ACR, Pulwama; Mohd Yaseen Kalla, then Patwari; Ashiq Ali, then Patwari Settlement; and Riyaz Ahmad Bhat.
The investigation revealed that the accused, in criminal conspiracy with Revenue officials, fraudulently manipulated official records and illegally cancelled the valid mutations, thereby dishonestly restoring ownership rights in favour of the seller.
This enabled the resale of the same land to other parties, causing wrongful loss to the complainants and corresponding unlawful gain to the accused.
The probe further established that basic mutations were attested in favour of Riyaz Ahmad Bhat on predated documents at a time when the concerned officers/officials were not even posted within the jurisdiction of the said Tehsil/Estate, the CBK added.
Based on the evidence collected during the course of investigation, including official records and documentary proof, sufficient material was found substantiating the commission of cognizable offences under the relevant provisions of law, the CBK said.
The charge sheet has now been filed before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, for judicial determination.
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