Crime Branch Kashmir Chargesheets Six in CAT Record-Tampering Case
Investigators say seized official seals with phone messages tie a tribunal staffer to unauthorized insertions on horticulture regularisation.
Overview
- The Economic Offences Wing filed the chargesheet in FIR No. 87/2022 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar under IPC Sections 209, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B.
- Those named are Pathan Majid Ahmad Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, Mudasir Yousuf Wani, Ghulam Mohammad Reshi, Bashir Ahmad Dar and CAT employee Anoop Mishra.
- The case began after a communication flagged suspected tampering in TA No. 4100/2021 involving documents from the office of the Chief Horticulture Officer.
- Investigators say at least 12 official seals from multiple departments were recovered from Khan’s residence.
- Call records and WhatsApp data seized from Khan’s phone allegedly corroborate a conspiracy and criminal breach of trust by Mishra, with the matter now before the court for judicial determination.