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ED Summons 9 Gulmarg Hoteliers in Roshni Scheme Land Scam Probe
✍️ Organiser Weekly
🗓 17 Jun 2026, 07:04 AM
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned nine prominent hoteliers in Gulmarg, including Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai alias Chaya, in connection with alleged money laundering related to the erstwhile Roshni scheme. The investigation focuses on irregularities in government land transfers.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated proceedings against nine prominent hoteliers in Gulmarg, including Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai, also known as Chaya and Chairman of the J&K Hoteliers Club. The summons are issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities concerning government land transfers under the former J&K Roshni Act.
The Roshni scheme, launched during Dr. Farooq Abdullah's tenure as chief minister, aimed to generate funds for hydropower projects by alienating government land. However, the scheme is alleged to have been exploited, with powerful individuals and those with political influence reportedly acquiring vast tracts of government land worth crores for nominal sums, causing significant financial losses to the government.
Among those summoned are Mushtaq Ahmad Burza and Manzoor Ahmad Burza of the ITC Group, Nazir Ahmad Mir of M&Co, Manzoor Ahmad Khan of Hotel Khalil Palace, Abdul Hamid Dar of Hotel Mama Palace, Syed Musadiq Shah of Pride Resort, Ibrahim Khan of Kolahoi Greens, and Sadaf Shah of Hotel Alpine Ridge. They have been directed to appear before the ED from June 15 onwards, with specific dates assigned to each, and provide financial and property-related documents, including records pertaining to their Roshni Act applications.
Mushtaq Chaya, who was scheduled to appear first, reportedly submitted the requested documents without personal appearance. The ED's investigation stems from an FIR filed by the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (now ACB) in 2009, alleging a criminal conspiracy involving public servants and private beneficiaries in the vesting of ownership rights over prime Gulmarg land. The agency is examining whether these alleged illegal land transfers generated proceeds of crime under the PMLA.
The Roshni scheme, launched during Dr. Farooq Abdullah's tenure as chief minister, aimed to generate funds for hydropower projects by alienating government land. However, the scheme is alleged to have been exploited, with powerful individuals and those with political influence reportedly acquiring vast tracts of government land worth crores for nominal sums, causing significant financial losses to the government.
Among those summoned are Mushtaq Ahmad Burza and Manzoor Ahmad Burza of the ITC Group, Nazir Ahmad Mir of M&Co, Manzoor Ahmad Khan of Hotel Khalil Palace, Abdul Hamid Dar of Hotel Mama Palace, Syed Musadiq Shah of Pride Resort, Ibrahim Khan of Kolahoi Greens, and Sadaf Shah of Hotel Alpine Ridge. They have been directed to appear before the ED from June 15 onwards, with specific dates assigned to each, and provide financial and property-related documents, including records pertaining to their Roshni Act applications.
Mushtaq Chaya, who was scheduled to appear first, reportedly submitted the requested documents without personal appearance. The ED's investigation stems from an FIR filed by the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (now ACB) in 2009, alleging a criminal conspiracy involving public servants and private beneficiaries in the vesting of ownership rights over prime Gulmarg land. The agency is examining whether these alleged illegal land transfers generated proceeds of crime under the PMLA.