CBK Arrests Former Patwari in Corruption & Cheating Case 

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The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested Ashiq Ali, son of Ghulam Rasool Khan, resident of Panner Jagir, presently residing at Hawal, Srinagar. The accused, who served as Patwari, Balhama Srinagar, was wanted in connection with FIR No. 14/2025 registered under Sections 167, 420, 120-B RPC read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The case pertains to offences of corruption, cheating, false mutations, and wrongful insertions in revenue records.

Following a thorough investigation and based on concrete evidence, the FIR was registered on 09.07.2025 against six accused persons, including a Tehsildar. Five of them have already been arrested in the matter. Despite sustained efforts, Ashiq Ali had been evading arrest since the registr