SRINAGAR: A senior functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been booked by Jammu and Kashmir Police in Anantnag district following serious allegations of fraud and extortion amounting to ₹8.25 lakh.

The legal action follows a formal written complaint lodged by Waheed Ahmad Itoo, a native of Hassan Noor, Aishmuqam, currently residing at the Government Degree College Boys Hostel in Khanabal.

According to the complainant, the accused—identified as Aabid Hussain Nengroo, a resident of Krandigam, Bijbehara—misled him into transferring ₹8.25 lakh. Nengroo allegedly claimed he would use his political influence to secure Itoo an appointment as a Special Police Officer (SPO) and obtain official clearance to set up commercial tents in Pahalgam during the pilgrimage season.

Nengroo serves as the BJP’s District General Secretary for Anantnag. A regional BJP spokesperson later acknowledged his affiliation with the political party.

A police spokesperson confirmed that an official case has been registered against Nengroo under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), invoking: