Diplomat Correspondent
Srinagar, (DD) The Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar (Crime Branch Kashmir) has filed a charge-sheet against four individuals, including a former Patwari, in connection with a ₹29 lakh loan fraud involving forged revenue documents.
Officials said the charge-sheet in FIR No. 15/2022 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 201, and 120-B RPC has been submitted before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar. The accused have been identified as Mohammad Amin Rah, Fayaz Ahmad Rah, and Gulzar Ahmad Rah, all sons of Jalal-ud-Din Rah from Housing Colony, Channapora, Srinagar, and Syed Khurshid Amin Shah, son of Late Mohammad Amin Shah, resident of Watalbagh Lar, Ganderbal, who was serving as Patwari at the time of the offence.
According to the investigation, the case began after the Branch Head of J&K Bank’s Residency Road branch lodged a complaint alleging that the accused had used fraudulent means to obtain an overdraft facility of ₹29 lakh. By submitting forged revenue documents, the suspects secured the loan amount, which they later misappropriated.
The Crime Branch Kashmir, now functioning as the Economic Offences Wing, initiated an investigation that confirmed the accused had jointly prepared and used the forged documents.
Notably, Syed Khurshid Amin Shah is also facing trial in another case, FIR No. 79/2022, involving similar charges under the RPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Authorities said the offences of cheating, forgery, use of forged documents, criminal conspiracy, and destruction of evidence have been proven during the investigation, leading to the filing of the charge-sheet for judicial determination. (DD)
