A Srinagar court has delivered a landmark verdict in a 17-year-old property fraud case, convicting two individuals for cheating a foreign national of ₹34 lakh. The Court of City Judge Abdul Bari found Mukhtar Ahmad Guroo and Nazir Ahmad Guroo guilty of orchestrating an elaborate property scam in 2008 by misleading the victim into believing she could legally own property in Jammu and Kashmir.
The case dates back to 2010 when the Crime Branch Kashmir registered an FIR based on the victim’s complaint. Investigations revealed that Mukhtar, who had developed a domestic partnership with the foreign woman after meeting her in Goa in 2005, had fraudulently taken ₹34 lakh to purchase property in Srinagar’s Gulab Bagh area. Despite the payment, he registered the property in his own name, exploiting legal restrictions that prevent foreign nationals from owning immovable assets in J&K.In a strongly-worded judgment, Judge Bari described the crime as a “calculated betrayal of trust.”
Mukhtar was convicted under Section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code (cheating) and sentenced to two years of simple imprisonment with a ₹5,000 fine. His accomplice Nazir received the same punishment under Sections 109 (abetment) read with 420 RPC. The court ruled that failure to pay the fine would result in an additional six months’ imprisonment, with both sentences to run concurrently.
The verdict brings closure to a complex legal battle that highlights the vulnerabilities foreign nationals face in property transactions within Jammu and Kashmir. Additional Public Prosecutor Vikas Kumar represented the prosecution in the case, which serves as a significant precedent in property fraud matters involving international victims in the region.
SourvA Srinagar court has delivered a landmark verdict in a 17-year-old property fraud case, convicting two individuals for cheating a foreign national of ₹34 lakh. The Court of City Judge Abdul Bari found Mukhtar Ahmad Guroo and Nazir Ahmad Guroo guilty of orchestrating an elaborate property scam in 2008 by misleading the victim into believing she could legally own property in Jammu and Kashmir. The case dates back to 2010 when the Crime Branch Kashmir registered an FIR based on the victim’s complaint. Investigations revealed that Mukhtar, who had developed a domestic partnership with the foreign woman after meeting her in Goa in 2005, had fraudulently taken ₹34 lakh to purchase property in Srinagar’s Gulab Bagh area. Despite the payment, he registered the property in his own name, exploiting legal restrictions that prevent foreign nationals from owning immovable assets in J&K.In a strongly-worded judgment, Judge Bari described the crime as a “calculated betrayal of trust.” Mukhtar was convicted under Section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code (cheating) and sentenced to two years of simple imprisonment with a ₹5,000 fine. His accomplice Nazir received the same punishment under Sections 109 (abetment) read with 420 RPC. The court ruled that failure to pay the fine would result in an additional six months’ imprisonment, with both sentences to run concurrently.The verdict brings closure to a complex legal battle that highlights the vulnerabilities foreign nationals face in property transactions within Jammu and Kashmir. Additional Public Prosecutor Vikas Kumar represented the prosecution in the case, which serves as a significant precedent in property fraud matters involving international victims in the region.
Source : KNT
