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ACB produces charge sheet in misappropriation case, 3 more arrested
10/23/2020 10:14:16 PM
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct, 23: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) produced charge sheet in case FIR No 32/2010 registered in PS ACB Kashmir, under section 5(2) of J&K P.C Act Svt.2006 r/w sections 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d), 409, 468, 471 and 120-B RPC, in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Anantnag.
The charge sheet was produced against Ghulam Nabi Ganaie, the then Ex. Engineer, R&B Special Sub-Division Kulgam, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, then Assistant Executive Engineer R&B Special Sub-Division Kulgam, Abdul Majeed Dar, then Jr Assistant (R&B) Electric Division Camp Office Ananatnag, Rafiq Ahmad Lone (Contractor), Mashooq Ahmad Khan (Contractor) and Arsheed Hussain Deen (Contractor).
The instant case was registered on the outcome of a verification conducted by ACB South Kashmir. During investigation it was found that these accused public servants have abused their official position in league with the accused contractors by virtue of misappropriation of funds meant for execution of work "Providing and fitting of Street Lights" in Kulgam, town by the officials of R&B Special Sub-Division Kulgam in the year 2004-2005. It was found that for 21 works (both Civil and Electric), accused engineers of Sub-Division Kulgam, abused their official position and hatched a criminal conspiracy with Mashooq Ahmad Khan, Nayees Ahmad Lone, Rafiq Ahmad Lone and Arshid Hussain Deen (the contractors) and in furtherance of criminal conspiracy, executed these works on manipulated allotment orders purportedly issued by the then Executive Engineer (R&B) Electric Division, Kashmir in the year 1999 on highly exorbitant rates.
It was further revealed during investigation that the expenditure of Rs 69,60,120 was fraudulently shown against actual expenditure of Rs 50,94,868 incurred and drawn by these accused public servants in league with the contractors and as such caused huge loss to the state exchequer.
All the accused persons were presented before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Anantnag, in custody, for further legal action.
Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, the then Asstt Executive Engineer, Gulam Nabi Ganaie, the then Executive Engineer, and Rafiq Ahmad Lone (Contractor) were arrested on 20-10-2020 while Abdul Majeed Dar, Mashooq Ahmad Khan and Arsheed Hussain Deen were arrested on 21-10-2020. The next date of hearing has been fixed on 21.11.2020.
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