EOW Kashmir Files Chargesheet in Budgam Housing Plot Forgery Case

Overview

• The Economic Offences Wing submitted a chargesheet to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in FIR No. 61/2023 under IPC Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471.
• The case centers on Plot No. 1165, measuring 30×50 feet, in the Government Housing Colony at Ompora, Budgam.
• Investigators named Gh. Mohi‑ud‑Din Dar of Nowgam Bypass, Srinagar, for allegedly using forged documents to claim the plot and execute further transactions.
• Verification with the Sub Registrar offices in Budgam and Jammu found no record of an irrevocable 2010 General Power of Attorney, and original allottee Satish Kumar Sharma denied executing it or residing at the address cited.
• The J&K Housing Department confirmed the complainant as the legitimate owner, leading EOW Kashmir to assert a prima facie case and place the matter before the court for adjudication.