The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday filed a chargesheet against 10 individuals in connection with a fraudulent land compensation case in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said.
According to an official statement, the chargesheet has been filed in Case FIR No. 12/2015 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code, read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Anantnag.
The case pertains to the fraudulent release of compensation amounts in favour of non-existent beneficiaries whose land was falsely shown to have been acquired by the government for the construction of the Verinag–Kokernag road via Batagund.
“The findings from the investigation revealed that certain officials of the Revenue Department—including the then Tehsildar Dooru, Naib Tehsildar Dooru, Girdawar Dooru, and Patwari Dooru—in criminal conspiracy with private individuals, manipulated and forged revenue records to facilitate the illegal disbursement of compensation funds,” the statement said.
The accused officials allegedly created false entries in official records to obtain wrongful monetary gains, causing significant financial loss to the state exchequer and undermining public trust.
After a comprehensive investigation and collection of evidence, the EOW filed the chargesheet before the court for judicial determination.
The Economic Offences Wing has uncovered several major land scams across Kashmir, where it found officials and influential people in collusion in a nexus.
“The Crime Branch Kashmir reiterates its commitment to ensuring transparency and accountability in public administration and to bringing all those involved in economic offences to justice,” the statement added.
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