DEC 6: Chronic offender Zahid Bashir Shagoo has been booked again by the EOW, CBK, in FIR 31/2023 for a high-value Dubai export scam. Shagoo, along with co-accused Javeed Ah Shah, allegedly duped a victim into investing ₹34.74 lakh in a fake mutton and rice export business.
The accused reportedly used forged agreements, fake documents, and staged trips to Punjab and Dubai to create credibility. Both Shagoo and Shah remain absconding, with the chargesheet filed in absentia under Section 512 CrPC.
Zahid Bashir Shagoo and his wife Shugufta have already been found involved in multiple earlier fraud cases, including Case FIR No. 21/2022 and Case FIR No. 13/2018, both pertaining to alleged fraudulent extraction of money on the pretext of providing gas agencies.
Chargesheets in these cases have likewise been filed before the competent courts in absentia under Section 512 CrPC after they evaded arrest.
The EOW notes that Shagoo’s repeated involvement in high-value fraud cases reflects a persistent pattern of alleged criminal conduct resulting in substantial financial losses to victims. His continued evasion of law enforcement remains a matter of serious concern. EOW (CBK) urge anyone with information on Shagoo’s whereabouts to come forward; identities will be kept confidential.
