Vigilance registers case against Taj Mohi-ud-Din, others over land grabbing

Srinagar, Feb 3: Vigilance Organisation Kashmir on Wednesday lodged a case against senior congress leader and former minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din in a land grabbing case in Kulgam area of south Kashmir.
“A Case FIR No. 06/2016 under section 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K P.C. Act sections 468, 471 and 120-B RPC in Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir was registered against Atiqullah Shah S/o Sonuallah Shah R/o Chimar Noorabad Kulgam and other officers/officials of Revenue Department and the beneficiary Taj Mohi-ud-Din S/o Khuda Baksh R/o Batamaloo Srinagar,” Vigilance said in a press release to CNS today.
The verification was conducted by Vigilance Organization Kashmir on the basis of a news item titled “ Minister Grabs Forest Land In Shopian” published in a popular Daily of Kashmir on 7th December, 2010.
The verification has revealed that the mutation No. 551 dated 29.12.1992 under Survey No. 3 for 18 kanals 02 marlas was shown recorded under section 4 and 21 of Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 under fictitious and fraudulent signatures of the then Tehsildar by the then Clerk Tehsil Office Shopian namely Atiqulla shah S/o Sonuallah Shah R/o Chimmar Noorabad Kulgam.
He had done it in connivance with other officers/official of Revenue Department and beneficiary Taj Mohi Ud Din S/o Khuda Baksh R/o Batamaloo Srinagar, said the release.
It further revealed that mutation No. 614/1 dated 26.06.1991 entry under section 8 Agrarian Reforms Act has been shown made while as entry under section 4 has been shown made on 29.12.1992.
“Verification has also revealed that in order to extend illegal benefit upon beneficiary Taj Mohi ud Din, the Khasra No. for land measuring 18 Kanals and 02 marlas was inserted fraudulently in the mutation No. 614/1 dated 26.06.1991 with no mention of receipt of levy its number and date of deposit if any said fraudulent entry was not authenticated and encircled by mutating authority but later on inserted and making further correction and over writings on various survey Nos and the total quantum of land at the foot note of the said mutation No. 614/1.
The said fraudulent entry under section 8,4and 21 and 1976 Agrarian mutation No. 493 dated 15.12.1982 which showed the said survey no. 3 Agrarian Reforms Act under Mutation No. 551,614/1 were also in contravention of mutation No. 493 dated 15.12.1982 which showed the said survey No. 3 to be under occupation on one Gulla and S. Nanak Singh son of S. Sanmaka Singh at the time of said mutation.
The verification has established that the accused officers/officials of Revenue Department in order to confer undue benefit upon the beneficiary Taj Mohi uid Din, have illegally made insertions, corrections tempering in revenue records, thus prepared fake fictitious record and paved the way for the beneficiary Taj Mohi ud Din S/o Khuda Baksh R/o Batamaloo Srinagar to encroach the adjacent forest land illegally under garb of section 4, 8 and 21 of Agrarian Reforms act, 1976. (CNS)