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Sakina's relative continues to be PP | Caught red handed by VO in Feb | | Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 23: The Political influence exercised by National Conference leaders has once again come to fore as the Government has failed to sack a tainted Public Prosecutor (PP) who was caught red handed by the sleuths of State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) early this year while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a man whose father was murdered and under section 302 RPC was pending before the court of District and Sessions Judge Budgam. As per details available the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK) had arrested Public Prosecutor of Sessions Court Budgam Sheikh Nayeem Ahmad who happens to be the brother in law of Social Welfare Minister SakinaItoo while accepting bribe from a complainant Riyaz Ahmad on February 22nd 2014. A complainant Reyaz Ahmad Mir son of Ali Muhammad Mir resident of Beeru Budgam, had lodged a written complaint in the VOK against the public prosecutor. The complainant in his complaint had stated that case regarding murder of his father namely Ali Muhammad Mir was underr trial with Hon'ble Sessions Court Budgam, in which 12 persons are mentioned as accused. He said that police station Beeru Budgam had produced the charge-sheet into the instant case before 15 days, and the next date of hearing was been by the Court on February 25 2014" "The complainant had alleged that the Public Prosecutor, Sheikh Nayeem Ahmad, had demanded an amount of Rs one lakh as illegal gratification from him (complainant) for defending the case in the Court of law and had threatened to favour the accused in case of non-payment of illegal gratification. After great persuasion he accepted for an amount of Rs.10,000 as Ist installment which was to be paid to him (PP) . On this complaint a case under FIR No.04/2014, U/S 5(2) P.C Act 2006, r/w 161 RPC P/S VOK was registered and investigation taken up were taken up. "Within just two days the PP got bailed out and joined his job once again at Budgam Sessions Court . The said corrupt lawyer continues to function as Public Prosecutor (PP) at the sessions court Budgam and one fails to understand why the Govt has not suspended him or at least removed him from performing the duties of public prosecutor " said Riyaz Ahmad while talking to Early Times During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted who laid a successful trap and arrested Sheikh Nayeem Ahmad presently Public Prosecutor, Sessions Court Budgam while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs. 10, 000 from the complainant. Pertinently he complainant, Riyaz Ahmad, said his father, a carpenter, was murdered on December 14 last year. " Had it been an ordinary Government official, he would have been behind the bars or at least suspended from service, but due to political influence this tainted Public Prosecutor is still performing his duties from Sessions Court Budgam and this exposes fully the Government which is claiming to have enacted several laws for ensuring transparency and good governance " said DrMushtaq Ahmad Khan noted RTI activist and Executive Director Kashmir Centre for Community Development (KCCD). Pertinent to mention that Dr Mushtaq had played a pivotal role in getting the PP trapped by SVO and he believes that ordinary citizens feel dejected when such corrupt people are protected by the Govt ." I appeal higher judiciary and Law Secretary to look into this matter and immediately relieve this corrupt public prosecutor from the performing his duties at Sessions Court Budgam" Dr Mushtaq added. |
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