Srinagar- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in yet another major fraud case involving notorious absconder Zahid Bashir Sofi alias Shagoo, accused of orchestrating a high-value export scam under the guise of a Dubai-based trade venture.

The chargesheet in FIR No. 31/2023, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), has been submitted before the Court of the City Judge, Srinagar. With both accused persons—Zahid Bashir Shagoo and co-accused Javeed Ahmad Shah—continuing to evade arrest, the chargesheet has been filed in absentia under Section 512 CrPC.

Repeat Offender With Multiple Fraud Cases

According to the EOW, Zahid Bashir Shagoo, son of Bashir Ahmad and resident of Andrabi Colony, Narbal, has a long criminal h

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