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ACB produces chargesheet against then DM, SFC Udhampur in trap case
10/16/2020 12:21:10 AM
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JAMMU, Oct 15: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) produced chargesheet against the then Divisional Manager (DM), State Forest Corporation (SFC) Udhampur in trap case before the Court of Addl. District & Session Judge, Anti-Corruption Udhampur.
The challan was produced against accused Puran Chand Bhagat, son of Buti Ram of Chakroi, Tehsil RS Pura, Jammu, in case FIR No 05/2019 under section 5(1) (d) r/w section 5(2) of J&K PC Act and section 4-A PC Act (Amended-2014) registered against him in Police Station ACB Doda.
Brief facts of the case are that on 21-05-2019 on the basis of a written complaint lodged by Romesh Chander (complainant), son of Late Amar Nath of House No 100 Ward No 4 Court Road Udhampur, a successful trap was laid against Puran Chand Bhagat, the then Divisional Manager SFC Udhampur and during trap the officer was caught red handed by the trap team while demanding and accepting of Rs 30,000 from the complainant in presence of independent witnesses.
The accused was arrested in the case and subsequently bailed out by the court.
The complainant in his complaint had alleged that he is working as a contractor with State Forest Corporation Division Udhampur since last about twenty years and he has been allotted extraction/transportation/loading/un-loading work by the department in compartment No 45/76 Dudu Range District Udhampur since last about two and half years. The complainant has further stated in his complaint that payment of about 10% is due to him against the work done by him in the said compartments and for release of payment / preparation of documents, Puran Chand Bhagat, Divisional Manager, SFC Udhampur is demanding an amount of Rs 48,000 as illegal bribe and insisted to him to pay Rs 30,000 as advance and rest of Rs 18,000 after release of the payment.
After completion of the investigation the case was processed for obtaining Govt. sanction from the competent authority and after obtaining the sanction the case was charge sheeted in the competent court for judicial determination.
The next date of hearing has been fixed for November 20, 2020.
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