Srinagar: Police in Jammu & Kashmir have filed a charge sheet against 10 people in a fake land‑compensation scam in Anantnag. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the J&K Crime Branch says the court now holds the evidence that ties the accused to a fraud that misused state money.
The case is registered under FIR No. 12/2015 and charges the defendants with fraud (Section 420), forgery (Sections 467‑468, 471) and corruption (Section 120‑B RPC, read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act). The EOW argues the scam let the state pay out money to people who never owned the land in question.
How the scheme worked: officials from the Revenue Department—then‑Tehsildar Dooru, Naib Tehsildar Dooru, Girdawar Dooru, and Pathwari Dooru—conspired with private individuals to forge land records. They made it look as though the government had purchased land for building the Verinag‑Kokernag road via Batagund, when in truth the land did not exist. The forged entries let the conspirators siphon off compensation payments that were meant for non‑existent beneficiaries.
The EOW said the scheme caused a huge loss to the state treasury and eroded public trust. After a thorough investigation, the wing presented the charge sheet to the Special Judge Anti‑Corruption Court in Anantnag. “We are committed to transparency and accountability,” the Crime Branch said, stressing its intention to bring all those involved in economic offences to justice.
This case is part of a broader crackdown by the J&K Police and security forces. They are cracking down on terrorism, drug smuggling, hawala money rackets and other financial crimes that help fund terror in the region. By targeting corruption and illicit finance, the authorities aim to dismantle the entire support network that fuels conflict.
Source: ianslive
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