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| Court frames corruption charges against SDM, others | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 20: Additional Sessions Judge anti-corruption Udhampur S C Katal has framed corruption charges against Abdul Majid Bhat the then forester, Mohammad Hanief Malik, then SDM Mahore, Vijay Kumar Sharma then Naib Tehsildar Arnas and Abdul Rashid then Patwari.
The ACB said that FIR 20/2011 P/S ACB pertaining to the allegations that Rashid and Hanief demanded and accepted Rs.60,000/-along with other items from the complainant Ghulam Nabi S/o Hussaina R/o Dansal Tehsil Mahore District Reasi and others for release of compensation amount in their favour for damage caused to the non-fruit bearing trees in their land under Khasra No. 191, 192 and 194 during the execution of work of approach road from Duga Dansal, Tehsil Mahore by Konkan Railways during the year 2006-2007 but till date no compensation has been paid to them. The officials demanded Rs.1.00 lakh as bribe for release of the same.
Accordingly, a preliminary enquiry was conducted by Vigilance Organization now Anti-Corruption Bureau which revealed that during the year 2006-07 while executing the work of approach road at Duga Dansal, Tehsil Mahore District Reasi by Konkan Railways, damage to plants under Khasra No. 284/207 Min was caused for which Ghulam Nabi and Hussaina son of Ghamu had claimed compensation. The land was however, found on enquiry, to be the forest land under the illegal possession of Bagh Hussain, Jamal Din, Ghulam Nabi and Farooq Ahmed sons of Hussaina.
Accordingly, Case FIR No. 20/2011U/s 5 (1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act, Samvat 2006 and Sections 161, 201, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC was registered in Anti-Corruption Bureau against Rashid then Patwari Halqa Dugga Dansal, Tehsil Mahore and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation on the basis of statements of witnesses, relevant record seized in the case, FSL opinion, it has been established that Rashid had prepared a fake assessment report regarding the plants damaged due to construction of road by Konkan Railways. Additional Sessions Judge anti-corruption Udhampur observed that in the case in hand the allegations against accused 2 are that he in order to confer undue pecuniary advantage to the complainant (Hussain) and his sons forwarded the fictitious compensation case prepared by the co-accused.
Therefore, prima facie case is made out for framing charge against all the above named accused persons. Hence, accused Abdul Majid Bhat then Forester and Abdul Rashid then Patwari are charged for the commission of offence under Section 5(1) (d) and 5 (2) P. C. Act read with section 161/467/468/471/120-B RPC & accused Mohammad Hanief Malik then SDM Mahore and Vijay Kumar Sharma then Naib Tehsildar Arnas are charged for commission of offence under Section 5(1) (d) and 5 (2) P. C. Act read with section 120. |
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