JAMMU: Crime Branch Jammu on Wednesday produced charge-sheet against an alleged fraudster for duping complaints of Rs 32 lacs on the pretext of sale of land.
Charge-sheet was produced against Mohd Iqbal Bhat of Kishtwar, at present 9-A Tawi Vihar, Sidhra Jammu, in case FIR number 54/2016, U/S 420 RPC for his involvement in misappropriating Rs 32 lacs from complainants by offering them sale of a piece of land measuring 3 Kanals, near Railway Station Pargalta, Bajalta at the cost of Rs 10.00 lacs per Kanal in the year 2013 and accordingly Rs 32.00 lac was paid to the accused. The charge-sheet was produced before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu for judicial determination.
The case owes its origin to a written complaint lodged by Rubina Bhat, wife of Abdul Manan Bhat of Sidhra Nagrota, Arsh Bhat wife of Umar Khan of Sidhra, Nagrota, at present Channi Himmat, Jammu and Arooj Aleem Beig wife of Aleem Beigh of Ambphala, Jammu, who were offered land near Railway Station Pargalta, Bajalta by the accused at the cost of Rs 10.00 lacs per Kanal in the year 2013 and accordingly an amount Rs 32.00 lacs was paid to the accused.
However, after receiving the entire payment, the accused started avoiding the complainants on one pretext or the other and didn’t give them the possession of the land nor did he return the money. It was further alleged that accused Mohammad Iqbal gave them cheques of different amounts from time to time in the year 2015 but all the cheques were dishonoured by the respective banks due to insufficient funds. As such, accused cheated the complainants and duped them of their hard earned money. On receipt of the complaint, a Preliminary verification was initiated and the allegations were prima-facie substantiated against the accused, leading to the registration of instant case.
During the course of investigation, criminality of the accused of usurping the huge amount of Rs 32 lacs was established from the fact that he was having land in Pargalta area as per the Revenue record and if his intentions were to provide the desired land to the complainant in lieu of money he would have easily done that keeping in view the availability of land.
