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JE caught red handed while accepting bribe
7/26/2011 11:37:59 PM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, JULY 26:- State Vigilance Organization caught red handed Raja Faisel, Junior Engineer, PWD (R&B) West Sub-Division Doda while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 45000/- from the complainant Hoshiyar Singh S/o Bachitar Singh R/o Mungdhar, Kashtigarh, Doda.
Hoshiyar Singh lodged a written complaint with P/S Vigilance Organisation Jammu on 25-7-2011 alleging therein that the complainant is contractor by profession for the last 30 years and Prop of company M/S Shiv Shakti Constructions, Mungdhar Kashtigarh Doda. The complainant was allotted work of black topping of road from Doda to Ganeka, which was completed by the complainant on Km.9 RD (0-100) and Km. 10 RD (0-500) in the month of June 2010. He received 70% payment and 20% is pending amounting to Rs 2.00 lacs. It was also alleged by the complainant that he had executed the departmental works of walls and back cutting for which he had received 50% payment with an outstanding payment of about 2.50 lacs with the department. Similarly in the year 2008-09, the complainant had executed the works on Km. 17 Doda – Dessa road via Bhopa Pul HP Culvert, for which a bill amounting to about Rs 1.70,000/- is still pending with the department. In the year 2009, he had executed the works for Km 13 (Doda- Dessa Morh) at Shahpur for Rs 2,34,000/- and the same is pending with the department. Despite availability of budget in PWD (R&B) West Sub-Division Doda, the complainant was not paid the bills of the works executed by him. It was further alleged by the complainant that Syed Ikhlaq Hussain Peer, AEE and Raja Faisal, Junior Engineer are the incharge of these works in West Sub-Division Doda, who demanded illegal gratification of Rs 45000/- from the complainant for release of payment.
On the basis of said complaint, a Case FIR No. 14/2011 u/s Section 5(2) P.C.Act r/w Section 161, 120-B RPC P/S Vigilance Organization Jammu was registered and investigation taken up.
During investigation the officials of State Vigilance Organization aranged a trap and accused Raja Faisal, Junior Engineer, PWD(R&B) (R&B) West Sub-Division Doda was caught red handed while demanding and accepting phenolphthalein dusted amount of Rs 45000/- from the complainant in the presence of independent witness. The tainted bribe money was recovered and the accused was taken into custody for further investigations.
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