The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch J&K has submitted a chargesheet under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar.
The case originated from a written complaint alleging that a fraudulent mutation of land measuring 10 marlas, falling under Khasra Nos. 467 and 468 at Zoonimar Eidgah, Srinagar, had been executed in favour of the accused beneficiary on the pretext of a sale deed.
Accordingly a probe was ordered and during Investigation, it was revealed that no such sale deed bearing Registration No. 1693 dated 08.09.2003 had ever been registered by the concerned Sub-Registrar. Investigation established that accused Habibullah Bhat in criminal conspiracy with the then Patwari Syed Khurshid Ahmad & Naib Tehsildar Mohammad Rajab Reshi, manipulated revenue records and fraudulently recorded mutation entries on the basis of a non-existent sale deed.
Their involvement in the commission of offences has been prima facie substantiated, and the chargesheet has accordingly been submitted for judicial determination.
The accused individuals are include Habibullah Bhat, Businessman S/o Mohd Sultan Bhat R/o Omarhair Buchpora, Mohd Rajab Reshi, Retired Naib Tehsildar S/o Haji Gh Ah Reshi R/o Brein Nishat, Syed Khurshid Ah, then Patwari, S/o Lt Syed Mohd Amin R/o Watalbagh Lar, Ganderbal.