Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has filed a chargesheet in FIR No. 54/2023 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, and 471 IPC before the Court of the 4th Additional Munsiff Judge, Srinagar. The accused named in the chargesheet is Fouzia Afzal, daughter of Mohd Afzal Magray, resident of Rehmatullah Colony, Sector-B, Fruit Mandi, Parimpora, Srinagar.
The case was initiated following a complaint alleging that Fouzia Afzal, a Class-IV employee posted in the office of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, engaged in serious criminal misconduct by issuing fake allotment orders for shops and plots. During investigations, it was uncovered that these forged documents featured fabricated signatures of the Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and bore a counterfeit seal of the District Magistrate, Srinagar, the CBK said in a statement issued here.
A detailed probe was launched by EOW Kashmir after receiving the complaint. The investigation revealed that the accused had defrauded many innocent residents and unemployed youth of lakhs of rupees by promising to provide shops at Jehangir Chowk, 5-marla plots at Bemina, and appointment orders for Junior Assistant posts in various government departments. Fake allotment orders and other forged documents were handed over to victims to make the fraud appear authentic.
Further inquiries uncovered that Fouzia Afzal operated in her private capacity after office hours, impersonating senior officials from the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, and Divisional Commissioner’s Office, Kashmir, according to the statement.
“The investigation also established that Fouzia Afzal is a habitual offender, involved in multiple FIRs across different police stations in Srinagar district. Several other complaints against her are currently under investigation by EOW Crime Branch Kashmir. She has already been suspended from service, and a departmental inquiry has recommended her premature retirement under Article 226(2) of J&K Service Conduct Rules, as per the inquiry report dated 14.10.2023,” the CBK said, adding that the investigation in this case has been concluded as “PROVED,” and the chargesheet has now been filed for judicial proceedings.