Man held for forgery, Land fraud
Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- J&K Crime Branch on Sunday has arrested a man accused in multiple cases of cheating, forgery and land-related fraud involving migrant properties through fake powers of attorney and agreements to sell.
The accused, Soom Nath Koul, a resident of 22-Lotus Tower, Bangalore North, Karnataka but presently residing at Janipur, Jammu was tracked down by the economic offences wing of the crime branch after remaining absconding for many years, officIals said. Koul allegedly induced people to purchase land by representing himself under different Kashmiri pandit identities.
"The economic offences wing (EOW) Kashmir, J&K crime branch has arrested an accused, identifies as Soom Nath Koul in compliance with the orders of the sub-judge, Srinagar," said an official spokesperson of the agency.
The spokesperson said a special team of the investigation agency was constituted to execute the orders passed by the Court. "The team, after sustained efforts and following due procedure, succeeded in tracing and apprehending the accused. The accused remained absconding for several years. During this period, hue and cry notices were issued and published from time to time with the objective of tracing and identifying the accused," the spokesperson said. Despite sustained efforts to locate him, the accused allegedly continued to evade detection and was reportedly using different identities.
"The accused is involved in multiple cases registered with crime branch Kashmir. A total of five cases have been registered against him, pertaining to allegations of cheating, forgery and land-related fraud involving migrant properties," the agency said....
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