Examiner Bureau | Srinagar:
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a Budgam resident for allegedly attempting to influence an ongoing investigation by transferring ₹10,000 to the bank account of an investigating officer as a bribe.
The chargesheet has been filed against Ghulam Ahmad Ganie, son of Ghulam Mohammad Ganie and a resident of Mirgund in Budgam district, before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in connection with FIR No. 28/2026.
According to the Crime Branch, the case has been registered under Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 228 and 229 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
In an official statement, a Crime Branch spokesperson said the investigation was initiated following a written complaint alleging that Ganie, who is himself an accused in an ongoing investigation in FIR No. 11/2021 of Crime Branch Kashmir, now EOW Kashmir, transferred ₹10,000 to the bank account of one of the investigating officers.
