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Retired Forester chargesheeted in disproportionate assets case
8/26/2021 11:20:11 PM

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SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar produced a chargesheet against the then Forester of Soil Conservation Department in disproportionate assets case.
The chargesheet was filed in case FIR No. 11/2017 u/s 5 (1)(d), (e) r/w section 5(2) of PC Act Samvat-2006 of ACB SBG Srinagar against Forester, Bashir Ahmad Shah, S/o Late Wali Mohammad Shah R/o Garoora Bandipora A/p Zubairabad Sunjwan Jammu/Housing Colony, Bagh-e-Mehtab, Srinagar.
The brief facts of the case are that a verification was conducted by the Anti Corruption Bureau Kashmir into the allegations that public servant namely Bashir Ahmad Shah, then Forester, Zonal Soil Conservation Officer, Soil Conservation Department J&K, has amassed huge wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. It revealed that the accused Bashir Ahmad Shah had purchased land (Plot No 64) at Bagh-e-Mehtab Housing Colony Srinagar and another plot at Zubairabad Sunjwan Road Jammu and has constructed two palatial house on the said plots. Verification has further revealed that the said Bashir Ahmad had amassed the property and incurred huge expenditure during the period 1980 to 2009 which has been found disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The omissions and commissions on the part of Bashir Ahmad led to the registration of the instant case and investigation was taken up.
The assets discovered and attributed to the accused public servant are the house at Plot No. 64 Bagh-e-Mehtab Housing Colony, Srinagar, belonged to one Jawahar Lal Bhan S/o Dr ML Bhan R/o Diona New Delhi who had migrated out of valley after the eruption of militancy.
The accused public servant has purchased a plot (51X39.5 Sfts) measuring 7 marlas under Khasra No 356/min situated at Zubair Abad Sujwan Bhatindi Jammu through a “Tahreer Nama and Baian Halfi” dated 27.02.2007 from one Chowdary Zain ud Din, S/o Haji Mohammad Zubair in the name of his 2nd wife namely Rumysa.
During investigation it surfaced that the accused has purchased two kanals of land from Abdul Gafar Sofi of Nawa Kadal at Charr-i-Sharief jointly with his father in-law in year 1996 and later on constructed a house in the said land jointly with his father in-law. During investigation land measuring one Kanal at village Charar-i-Sharief is recorded in the name of accused Bashir Ahmad Shah, where a two storyed residential house is existing in which the brother in law of the accused is residing. On the strength of facts and circumstances, together with cogent and clinching evidence brought on record, the investigation has established the commission of offences U/S 5(1) (e) r/w 5(2) P C Act. Svt.2006 are made out against the said public servant against accused public servant Bashir Ahmad Shah, then Forester, Soil Conservation Department (now retired). The accused public servant has retired on superannuation on 03.01.2019, as such the necessary sanction for launching of prosecution was required. Next date of hearing is fixed on October 18, 2021.
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