The Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in an Anti-Corruption Court against six revenue officials, including a Tehsildar, for attesting mutation of a land fraudulently at Pahalgam in south Kashmir district of Anantnag.
An official on Wednesday said a charge sheet against Revenue officials of Thesil Phalgam involved in land fraud case was filed.
“The accused included the then Patwari Laripora now Tehsildar Saller Phalgam, Ghulam Mohammad Itoo, Girdawar Abdul Gani Rather and Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Abdul Razak Sheikh, Ali Mohammad Sheikh and Sakeena,” he said.
He said the accused are involved in case registered under FIR No 1o/2010 P/S Crime Branch, for commission of offences punishable under section 420, 468, 471, 120-B, 201 RPC read with 5 (2) PC Act. “The case has been produced before the Court of Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption Anantnag,” he said.
He said that the case was registered in police station Crime Branch Kashmir on a written complaint received from Abdul Khaliq Sheikh and others from Frislan Pahalgam.
“The investigation conducted in to the matter has revealed that the officials of Revenue Department in league with the accused has attested mutation fraudulently in respect of land measuring six kanals and nine marlas situated at Estate Firslan Pahalgam Anantnag,” he said.
During the course of investigation, he said it was established that the afore-said false and fabricated entry of mutation was attested in favour of the accused on the basis of oral gift when no such gift was made by the actual owner of the land.
“The land was sold to Ajaz Ahamd Mir and Showkat Ahmad Shah from Srinagar and the real owners were deprived of the ownership. The fabrication of the mutation was managed by the accused after hatching criminal conspiracy with the Revenue official,” he added.