Archive · 10 Dec 2025
J&K Crime Branch Files Chargesheet in Land Fraud Case
The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a chargesheet in a court against four people involved in a land fraud case.
These people, including two brothers and two Patwaris, created fake land documents to trick people into buying land that wasn't really theirs.
They managed to cheat people out of Rs 25 lakh.
The police found out that the documents were fake and that the accused had worked together to commit this fraud.
The case started when multiple victims complained that they had bought land but were not given proper documents.
The police are committed to protecting people from such crimes and ensuring that justice is served.
The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a chargesheet against four individuals in a land fraud case.
The accused were charged under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 201, and 120-B of the IPC.
The fraud involved the creation and use of fake land documents to cheat purchasers out of Rs 25 lakh.
The case originated from a joint complaint by multiple victims who purchased eight Kanals of land.
The investigation revealed that the mutation numbers provided by the brokers were forged and fabricated.
- Who
- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir
- What
- Filed a chargesheet in a land fraud case
- When
- December 10
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- To bring to justice individuals involved in preparing and using fake land documents to cheat innocent purchasers
- Case Number
- FIR No. 18/2025
- Sections of IPC
- 420, 467, 468, 471, 201, 120-B
- Accused Individuals
- Shabir Ahmad Ganie, Bashir Ahmad Ganie, Javeed Ahmad Hakak, and a deceased Patwari
- Amount Defrauded
- Rs 25 lakh
- Land Involved
- Eight Kanals