Diplomat Correspondent
Srinagar: DD, The Special Crime Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday carried out house searches at five locations in Srinagar and Budgam during the investigation of a cheating case involving alleged fraudulent land sale.
In a statement issued here reads, the Special Crime Wing, Srinagar of Crime Branch Kashmir is carrying out House Searches at five different locations in District Srinagar and Budgam in connection with the investigation of a case registered at Police Station Special Crime Wing, Srinagar (Crime Branch Kashmir) pertaining to commission of cheating.
The case had been registered in pursuance of a complaint in which it had been alleged that the complainant has been cheated on the pretext of sale of land, it reads.
The complainant had been provided documents of land which he/she believed to be true and thus was made to pay lakhs of rupees. However, subsequently, it surfaced that the land did not belong to sellers which facts were also substantiated during enquiry, it reads.
House Searches are underway and further investigation is in progress, reads the statement. (KNC)
