Srinagar, July 20: Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has filed a chargesheet against three persons for alleged illegal encroachment of state land in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In a statement issued here, the CBK’s Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar said it produced the charge report in case FIR No. 28/2018 u/Ss 420, 447-A & 120-B RPC before the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Tangmarg against three individuals for their alleged involvement in the illegal encroachment of state land situated at Dhobiwan, Kunzer, District Baramulla.
The Crime Branch Kashmir said it received a complaint alleging therein that Mohammad Najeeb Goni, son of Abdul Ghani Goni, resident of Baghat-Barzulla, Srinagar in connivance with some local land brokers – Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, son of Abdul Aziz Bhat, resident of o Ussan Bangil, Karhama, Baramulla and Mohammad Ashraf Wani, son of Mohammad Munawar Wani, resident of Utikoo, Karhama, Baramulla had “unlawfully trespassed and encroached upon” the state land measuring approximately 25 kanals situated at village Dhobiwan, Kunzer, District Baramulla and had also erected signboards and stone blocks, etc. in the said land.
“The complaint prima facie disclosed commission of criminal acts by the accused persons. Accordingly, the instant case was registered in Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir in the year 2018 and investigation started,” the statement said.
“The evidence collected during the investigation of the case has established that the accused persons hatched a criminal conspiracy and unlawfully trespassed/ encroached upon a parcel of State land measuring approximately 25 kanals situated at village Dhobiwan, Kunzer, District Baramulla,” the probe body said, adding, “They had fenced the said parcel of land and had also erected sign boards and placed numerous stone blocks thereby illegally and fraudulently converting/ demarcating the said parcel of State land into plots so that the same could be offered for sale to private buyers.”
The criminal culpability of the accused individuals for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 447-A & 120-B RPC has been proved, the CBK said, adding that the charge report (challan) of the instant case has accordingly been presented in the court for judicial determination.
