Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 8: Additional Sessions Judge, anti-corruption Jammu Ritesh Kumar Dubey today framed charges against Nazir Ahmed Chowdhary, the then Assistant Executive Engineer, TLCD for amassing disproportionate assets.
The case of the prosecution briefly is that it was revealed on a verification that the accused had acquired a number of assets including a palatial building Maloofa complex, 679-C, Sainik Colony, Jammu, a house under construction at Chowadi Jammu, a single storey building at Gujjar Colony Jammu and the expenditure incurred in acquiring the assets was much more than a legitimate income earned by him. Present FIR was registered, for the above said offences, and investigation was done. Search was conducted in the residential premises of the accused at Maloofa Complex. Incriminating documents were recovered.
The accused was found to have acquired assets in his own name and in the names of his family members during the check period i.e 1-8-1980 (joining of service) to 30-5-2007. He was found to have purchased five plots measuring about three kanals on lease basis, from Sanik Housing Cooperative Society, for Rs. 99,052. He purchased land in parts, in the names of different persons, and got the same transferred in his, wife and two sons' names. He constructed big complex in the name of Maloofa Complex costing Rs. 95,85,000.
He also purchased 10 kanals and 6 marlas of land in Chowadi, in the name of his son. Balance amount in the 16 bank accounts of himself, wife, sons, with two a/c being joint with father, was Rs. 10, 50,497 on 30-5-2007. Details of his assets worth Rs. 1, 25, 29,699, expenditure of Rs. 40, 06,321 and income including income from sale of ancestral land of Rs. 1, 11, 45,468 are stated in the charge sheet. Total disproportionate assets are worked out as Rs. 53, 90,552 and percentage DA as 48.36.
Additional Sessions Judge anti-corruption Jammu observed on the basis of the submissions made by the accused is the property and assets as well as income of the father, brother and wife of the accused coupled with a submission that his father and brother invested Rs.20 lacs and Rs.19.50 lacs respectively, in Maloofa Complex, and that the same has not been considered by the investigating agency. The said submissions are a matter of fact, and cannot be allowed on their face value to believe that the investments were made by the above referred relatives, unless proved in a duly conducted trial. Nor he has alleged any specific immovable properties transferred by his father in the name of accused. Moreover, the accused has not even submitted any departmental permissions for acquisition of property or above referred gifts, much less the proving thereof.
The judge said that he is convinced that the material collected by the investigating agency during investigation, sufficiently establishes the offences under sections 5 (1) (e) J&K PC Act Svt 2006 prima facie against the accused. And there is sufficient material and ground to proceed against the accused. So, the charge for offence under section 5 (1) (e) J&K PC Act Svt 2006, is framed against the accused. |
