SRINAGAR: The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) on Monday said that four persons have been arrested in a corruption and cheating case while three others, including a Tehsildar, are still absconding.

"The Economic Offences Wing (Crime Branch Kashmir) has arrested four out of seven accused individuals involved in a case of corruption, cheating, false mutations and wrongful insertions in Revenue records following a thorough investigation based on evidence," read a statement, issued by CBK.

"An FIR No. 14/2025 U/S 167,420, 120-B RPC r/w 5(2) Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006. dated 09.07.2025 stands registered against seven individuals, including two revenue officers for their involvement in corruption, cheating, false mutations and wrongful insertions in Revenue records. These involved persons have been operating in an organized manner causing substantial financial loss and agony to gullible people in District Srinagar and District Budgam areas," it added.

As per the statement, those arrested have been identified as Riyaz Ahmad Bhat S/o Ghulam Mohammad Bhat R/o Nowgam Srinagar; Mohammad Shafi Lone @ Shaff Cheeni S/o Abdul Ahad Lone R/o House No. 187 Sec B, Peerbagh Srinagar, Shahnawaz Ahmad Rather S/o Noor Mohammad Rather R/o Padshahi Bagh Srinagar; and Shabir Ahmad Wani S/o Mohammad Ismail Wani R/o Bagandar Lasjan

"The alleged accused Ms. Nusrat Aziz D/o Abdul Aziz Lone R/o Gurez A/P Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar (Tehsildar), had applied for "bail", however, it was cancelled by the Hon'ble Court of Anti Corruption Judge Srinagar. Since then the Tehsildar is at large and is evading her arrest. She is also involved in four other FIR's (two in Crime Branch Kashmir & two in ACB Kashmir)," read the statement further.

"Furthermore, the other two accused individuals Ashiq Ali S/o Ghulam Rasool Khan R/o Panner Jagir A/P Hawal Srinagar (the then Patwari, Balhama Srinagar) and Shamima Akhter W/o Mohammad Shafi Lone R/o Gooripora Rawalpora are also at large and efforts are underway to apprehend them at the earliest as per the rule of law."