The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against a serving Naib Tehsildar for allegedly manipulating revenue records to fraudulently claim ownership of ancestral land in Kupwara, the agency said on Wednesday.
The chargesheet in an 2021 FIR registered under Sections 167, 417, 466 and 468 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), was filed before the Court of the Sub-Judge/Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Kupwara, against Leyaket Ali Khan, a resident of Babapora Haihama, Kupwara. Khan was serving as a Patwari at the time of the alleged offences and is presently posted as a Naib Tehsildar.
According to the EoW, the case originated from a complaint alleging that the accused manipulated revenue records to transfer jointly owned ancestral land in Halqa Haihama/Gundi Sana in favour of himself and his brother.
The investigation found that while functioning as Patwari, Khan allegedly abused his official position by making false entries in Khasra Girdawari registers, replacing official record pages and forging revenue documents to falsely depict ownership and possession of the ancestral property.
The Crime Branch said the alleged attempt to secure wrongful ownership was foiled following timely corrective action by the Revenue Department. However, investigators found sufficient evidence to establish offences under Sections 167, 417, 466 and 468 RPC.
Following completion of the investigation, the EOW Kashmir presented the chargesheet before the competent court for judicial proceedings.
