Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against eight individuals, including a BJP leader from Srinagar and three retired revenue officials, in connection with a major land fraud case in Srinagar, an official said today.

The chargesheet was filed yesterday before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, against the eight accused individuals involved in the fraudulent occupation and manipulation of land records by misusing their official positions. The case was registered in 2019.

The case originated from a complaint alleging that Nadeem Ahmad Mayer and Shafiq Ahmad Mayer, residents of Iqbal Colony, Shalteng Srinagar, illegally encroached upon 52 Kanals of land at Ehe...