Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 25 : The Vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) has booked two persons, including the former Patwari Halqa Midora, Tral for manipulating the revenue records to confer undue pecuniary benefit upon the private persons and depriving the State Government of income on account of the stamp duty against sale and purchase of land. The accused Farukh Jahanzeb had purchased 9 kanals and 8 marlas of land under Khasra number 78, 82 and 97 in the year 2009 for Rs. 32,00,000 at village Midora, Awantipora. The Vigilance Organization spokesperson told that out of the said land eight kanals were shown gifted to Gulzar Ahmad Lone of Chak Noorpora Tral and Gulzar Ahmad Sheikh of Chak Rajpora Halqa Noorpora Tehsil Awantipora in equal shares by the accused Farukh Jahanzeb. However, the same eight kanals of land was again shown mutated and transferred in the name of Farukh Jahanzeb vide mutation number1844. The accused by entering into conspiracy with the said Patwari fraudulently and through fictitious mutations tried to save it from attachment by investigating agency. The Investigations revealed that the mutation registers were prepared fraudulently by the said Patwari under fictitious signatures of then Naib Tehsildar Abdul wahab Rather who had already expired in 2007. A case vide FIR number 13/2014 under Section 5(1)(d), J&K PC Act has been registered at Police Station VOK against the duo. |