𝗔𝗖𝗕 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥&𝗕 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝘂𝗽𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗮 & 𝟬𝟴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁.

Anti Corruption Bureau produced charge sheet in Anti Corruption Court Baramulla in case FIR No. 04/2017 of PS VOK (now ACB) against Mohammad Sultan Sheikh (then Executive Engineer R&B Division Kupwara) & office staff namely Abdul Gani Bhat (then Head Draftsman), Mohammad Anwar Untoo (then Draftsman), Mohammad Maqbool Dar (then Draftsman), Noor Mohammad Ganie (then Camp Clerk), Ghulam Rasool Dar (then Store Keeper) and Contractors Mohammad Yaseen, Mohammad Yousuf Mir & Shabir Ahmad Mir.

2. Investigation of the case has established that Mohammad Sultan Sheikh (then Executive Engineer R&B Division Kupwara) & office staff namely Noor Mohammad Ganie (then Camp Clerk), Mohammad Maqbool Dar (then Draftsman) and Ghulam Rasool Dar (then Store Keeper) in league with the Contractor Mohammad Yaseen purchased Crate Mesh from the Contractor without tendering on manipulated dasti quotations on highly exorbitant rates. It caused loss of Rs 3,30,752/- to the State Exchequer.
3. Investigation has further revealed that same Executive Engineer Mohammad Sultan Sheikh and office staff namely Abdul Gani Bhat (then Head Draftsman), Mohammad Anwar Untoo (then Draftsman) and Noor Mohammad Ganie (then Camp Clerk) in league with Contractors Mohammad Yousuf Mir & Shabir Ahmad Mir R/o Regipora Kupwara have procured Sign Boards from accused contractors on manipulated dasti quotations on highly exorbitant rates and thereby caused loss of Rs 1,41,360/- to the State Exchequer. By doing so, accused public servants have abused their official positions to confer pecuniary advantage to the accused Contractors with corresponding loss to the State Exchequer. This constitutes an offence of criminal misconduct u/s 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and criminal conspiracy u/s 120-B RPC.
4. After obtaining prosecution sanction from Government chargesheet was produced before Anti Corruption Court Baramulla.
5. The Hon’ble Court has fixed next date of hearing on 03.09.2021.