| ACB produces charge-sheet against former ZEO Qazigund, SA in trap case | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 28: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) produced chargesheet against former ZEO Qazigund and the then Senior Assistant (SA) in ZEO Office Qazigund in a trap case.
The chargesheet was produced against former ZEO Qazigund Imtiyaz Ahmad and the then Senior Assistant (SA) in ZEO Office Qazigund, Sulinder Singh in Case FIR No. 3/2019 P/S ACB (South Kashmir), U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2), 4-A of the P.C, Act, Samvat, 2006 and Section 120-B RPC,
The instant case was registered by P/S ACB (South Kashmir) on receipt of a written complaint submitted by one Ghulam Mohammad Wani S/O Abdul Gani Wani R/O Narupora, Kokernag, to the effect that he has executed two works namely Wanpora Kewa, boundary wall and BRC boundary wall at Qazigund, allotted to the complainant by Zonal Education Officer Qazigund. Both the works were completed by the complainant. Subsequently, bills were submitted to ZEO Qazigund. The amount of both the bills was not released in favour of the complainant as the ZEO concerned demanded Rs 5000 as bribe from him which was paid by the complainant to ZEO. After accepting the bribe amount, the amount of BRC boundary wall amounting to Rs. 73,600/- was released in favour of the complainant.
As per the complaint, for the release of second payment, the ZEO again demanded Rs. 5000 from the contractor and asked him to handover it to the clerk of ZEO office Qazigund, namely Sulinder Singh and assured to release the payment of second executed work Wanpora Kewa, only after the payment of bribe. Accordingly the complainant approached P/S ACB (South Kashmir) along with bribe money of Rs 5000 for taking necessary action against the ZEO Qazigund, and Clerk. On the receipt of the said complaint a case FIR No. 03/2019 U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2), 4-A of the P.C, Act, Samvat, 2006and Section 120-B RPC, was registered in P/S ACB South Kashmir.
A trap team was constituted and the accused clerk was caught red handed while demanding and accepting the tainted money of Rs.5000 on behalf of the co-accused ZEO. During the course of investigation it was found that the money due for release to the complainant was available in account of the ZEO. It was not released for the bribe to be paid through the clerk. Accordingly, the ZEO was also arrested.
After obtaining sanction from the government the chargesheet was presented before the Court. The case is next listed for May 25, 2021.
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