India, Aug. 5 -- After a legal battle spanning over 12 years, the Court of City Judge Srinagar has convicted two individuals for duping a foreign national of Rs 34 lakh in a property fraud case.

Mukhtar Ahmad Guroo and Nazir Ahmad Guroo, both sons of Gulla Mohammad Guroo, residents of Abi-Karpora, Nehru Park Dalgate Srinagar, were found guilty of cheating and criminal conspiracy under Sections 420 and 109-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).

The case registered in 2008 was investigated by the Crime Branch Kashmir, now known as the Economic Offences Wing.

The case stemmed from a complaint alleging that the accused had deceitfully grabbed Rs 34 lakh from a foreign national on the pretext of purchasing a residential immovable property in Sri...