Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case of cheating and criminal intimidation against a BJP Kisan Morcha leader in Pulwama district, officials said on Tuesday.
The case has been registered against Aijaz Ahmad Shah at the Tral police station under sections 420 (cheating and dishonesty inducing someone to deliver property, money or valuables) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC, they said.
The officials said since the alleged crime took place in 2022, the case has been registered under the IPC, which was replaced by the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) in July 2024.
The complaint has alleged that Shah took money from him on the pretext of getting him help from police in a matter.
Shah, who was appointed vice president of the Pulwama Kisan Morcha last November, faces eight similar cases registered in at least four police stations in the district since 2016.
This was the third case registered against Shah this year.
The development follows the registration of an FIR against BJP’s Pulwama district president Showkat Gayoor on August 11 for alleged extortion and threats.
The BJP has suspended Gayoor from all positions pending party disciplinary proceedings against him.
BJP leader Altaf Thakur, who also hails from the Tral area, refused to comment on the latest FIR against Shah.
