Srinagar, Sept 19: The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has produced charge sheet against two property dealers for grabbing state land and selling it off to separate persons.
An official of the Crime Branch said that charge sheet was produced in case (FIR No: 33/2017) under section 420, 120-B, 201-RPC of Police Station CBK against Nazir Ahmad Dar (proprietor. M/S Gousia House Building Co-Operative Ltd) of 19-A Dar Enclave Bismillah Colony Parraypora Bhagat Srinagar and Mohammad Ayoub Dar (proprietor M/S Jawahar House Building Co-Operative Ltd Hyderpora Srinagar) of IG Road Near Jamia Masjid Hyderpora Srinagar before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam.
As per the Crime Branch Kashmir, a complaint was received for investigating the matter of perpetual lease deed executed by Mohammad Ayoub Dar in favour of one Khursheed Ahmad with regard to land comprising of one Kanal and 8 marlas at Highland enclave Co-Operative Colony Gogoo Humhama. The report thereof sought from revenue authorities concerned along with other allied documents revealed that only six marlas of land is the proprietary land, however rest of land is Kahcharai (pasture/farm) land. The accused had leased-out the land in favour of Khursheed Ahmad and got it registered before the court illegally and fraudulently to grab the state land, the CBK official said.
On this count, the official said, the case (FIR NO. 33/ 2017) under section 420, 468,471-RPC was registered and investigation set into motion.
“During the course of investigation it came to fore that the Mohammad Ayoub Dar had sold the residential plot to Khursheed Ahmad on perpetual lease deed against the consideration of Rs 20 lacs duly attested by the court while as another person Nazir Ahmad Dar had already sold the plot to one Ashiq Ahmad Dar of Hyderpora against the consideration of Rs 15 lacs for which an allotment letter, possession letter, receipt of money and site plan had been issued by the proprietor M/S Gousia House Building Co Operative Ldt. namely Nazir Ahmad Dar.”
It was found that the accused Nazir Ahmad Dar had sold the plot clandestinely to benefit himself and causing loss to the purchaser, the official said. “The revenue records revealed that only 06 marlas of land of plot is recorded land property and the rest of the land is kahchari.”
In this way the accused persons dishonestly and fraudulently cheated the purchasers of the residential plot in which only six marlas of land is property and rest of the land is Kahchari.
“Both the accused persons have in league with each other and after hatching a criminal conspiracy and have played deception regarding the status of the land and did not reveal the fact of 01 kanal and 2 marlas being Khacharie,” the official said, adding, “The investigation conducted has revealed that the duo were found involved in grabbing the state land by selling it to the innocent people against huge considerations. They have extracted an amount of Rs 15 lacs and 20 lacs respectively from victims Ashiq Ahamd Dar and Khursheed Ahmad Dar over the same plot of Khahcharie land.”
