Misusing of Power, Illegal Appointments in MC Bandipora: ACB Produces Chargesheet Against 2 Public Servants, 54 Beneficiaries

0
246

Srinagar: In an alleged misuse of official position and illegal appointments in Municipal Committee of District Bandipora, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said that they have produced a chargesheet against 56 accused persons including two public servants before Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla. 

ACB in a communique said that they produced a chargesheet against former I/c Executive Officer, Abdul Rashid Shah and former President, Municipal Committee, Bandipora, Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, and 54 other beneficiaries before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla in a case related to alleged misuse of official position & illegal appointments in Municipal Committee of District Bandipora.

It further said that the instant case was registered on 28-06-2013 against 56 accused persons including officers/officials of the MC Bandipora in pursuance to the verification conducted into the allegations of illegal appointments made by the officers/officials of the Municipal Committee Bandipora during the period 2009-2010 in which some of the close relatives of the officials were also appointed illegally in brazen violation of rules and regulations.

It was also alleged that the  illegal appointments were made during the period 2009-10 by then President Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi and Incharge Executive Officer Municipal Committee Bandipora Ab. Rashid Shah in league with beneficiaries by  abuse of their official position and in gross violation/ utter disregard of  the standing Govt. order/rules without their having any competence to do so etc.

ACB said that an investigation conducted has revealed that these appointees were lacking eligibility criteria as laid down in the recruitment rules/orders governing these appointments issued by Govt from time to time. “By acting in such a manner, the officers/officials of Municipal Committee Bandipora by abuse of their official position conferred undue pecuniary advantage upon the above mentioned beneficiaries with corresponding loss to the state exchequer by gross abuse of their official position by illegally appointing them . On the basis of cogent and clinching evidence brought on record by the ACB, the investigation established the commission of offences U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K P.C Act Svt; 2006 and 120-B, 201 RPC against the above named two accused public servants including 54 beneficiaries,” said ACB in the statement. 

It further said that after thorough investigation and after obtaining the sanction for prosecution of accused public servant from the Government as envisaged under law, ACB Produces Chargesheet in the case before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla for judicial determination against accused public servants Ab. Rashid Shah the then I/C Executive Officer M.C Bandipora, Mushtaq Ahamd Sofi the then President M.C. Bandipora and 54 other accused beneficiaries for commission of offences U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K P.C Act Svt; 2006 and 120-B,  201 RPC.  

“The next date in the case has been fixed for hearing by Hon’ble court on 12-02-2022,” it added.