SRINAGAR, SEPT 18: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has arrested Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, son of Abdul Khaliq Dar of Jawalapora, Samson Budgam, in a ₹93 lakh alleged land and property fraud case, tightening the probe into a suspected network accused of using purported attorney-holder claims and fake agreements to facilitate property deals.
Dar was arrested on the basis of an order and warrant issued by the Court of Sub-Judge, Srinagar, after he allegedly remained absconding for nearly a year.
Investigators said he is also linked to multiple cases registered at Police Station EOW Kashmir/SCW Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K.
The action follows FIR Number 17/2026 registered at Police Station EOW Kashmir under Sections 318(4), 338, 340 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
At the centre of the investigation is a complaint alleging that a victim was duped of ₹93 lakh in a purported property transaction involving five kanals of migrant land at Drusu in Pulwama and 300 standing trees at Bijbehara.
The EOW has alleged that the deals were backed by fake agreements, while the land and trees offered in the transactions were not owned by the persons allegedly claiming authority to sell them.
Investigators have alleged that Soom Nath Koul, son of Kalash Nath Koul, of 22 Lotus Tower, Bangalore North, Karnataka, and Janipur, Jammu, allegedly projected himself as an attorney holder of the original property owners. Dar, according to the agency, allegedly acted as a witness to the agreements.
The probe had earlier intensified with searches conducted by the EOW at Semsaan, Budgam, in May, during which investigators sought documentary records and other material considered relevant to the alleged property transactions.
The EOW has alleged that the accused persons were projecting themselves as owners or authorised attorney holders of migrant properties and inducing people to part with money on the basis of such representations. The allegations are now under detailed investigation.
Meanwhile, the agency has kept a hue and cry notice active against co-accused Soom Nath Koul, who remains unarrested.
With Dar now in custody, investigators are expected to examine the alleged transactions, the documentation used in the deals and the possible role of other persons connected with the alleged network.
Further investigation is in progress.
