Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Srinagar of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a property fraud case involving Rs 55.11 lakh against an accused before the court of City Judge, Srinagar.
Officials said the chargesheet in FIR No. 10/2026 under Section 420 IPC was filed against Mehraj-Ud-Din Dar, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Alamdar Colony, Rawalpora, presently residing at Tengpora, Batamaloo, Srinagar.
According to the Crime Branch, the case was registered on the basis of a written complaint alleging that the accused had duped several individuals by taking money on the pretext of selling property and later failing to honour his commitments.
The complaint alleged that after receiving payments, the accused would deliberately evade legal action and recovery proceedings by transferring or registering the acquired properties in the name of his wife.
During investigation, the Economic Offences Wing found prima facie evidence that the accused had cheated the complainant of Rs 55.11 lakh on the promise of selling a residential house.
Officials said that despite receiving the amount, the accused later sold the same property to another person.
The investigation further revealed that the property in question had already been mortgaged with J&K Bank’s Bhagat branch in Srinagar. Investigators said the complainant had also cleared the outstanding housing loan linked to the property.
The Crime Branch said the investigation established that the accused had committed a cognisable offence under Section 420 of the IPC. Following completion of the probe, the chargesheet was presented before the competent court for judicial determination.
