Examiner News Desk | Srinagar:
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday filed charge sheets in two separate corruption cases before the competent Special Courts after completing investigations and obtaining the requisite prosecution sanctions.
According to an ACB spokesperson, the first charge sheet was presented before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, against five accused, including the then District Development Commissioner (DDC), Bandipora, in connection with FIR No. 08/2017 registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla under Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006, and Section 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
The case pertains to the alleged illegal and fraudulent regularisation of a person who was initially engaged as a temporary Orderly in District Bandipora. Investigation revealed that official records were allegedly manipulated to facilitate the beneficiary’s unauthorized appointment in government service, enabling him to draw regular salary, promotions and other service benefits, thereby causing wrongful loss to the Government exchequer.
The accused named in the charge sheet include the then District Development Commissioner, Bandipora, Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh (retired); the then Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Sumbal (retired); Mohammad Ramzan Ganaie, then Head Clerk (retired); Tariq Ahmad Khan, then Establishment Clerk, now serving as Senior Assistant; and beneficiary accused Nisar Ahmad Itoo, presently working as a Junior Assistant.
The Special Court admitted the charge sheet, supplied copies to the accused, admitted them to bail and fixed August 13, 2026, as the next date of hearing.
In the second case, the ACB filed a charge sheet before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in FIR No. 20/2023 registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar against two police personnel—Selection Grade Constable (SgCt.) Mohammad Ayoub Dar and SgCt. Abdul Hamid Tantary—under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The case originated from a complaint alleging that the accused demanded a bribe of ₹9,000 for allowing a loaded truck to cross the Traffic Check Post (TCP) at Sonamarg and proceed towards Ladakh. During a trap operation, SgCt. Mohammad Ayoub Dar was allegedly caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe. The tainted money was recovered on the spot, and the investigation established the involvement of both accused in the alleged conspiracy.
The charge sheet has been presented before the Special Court, which has fixed July 28, 2026, as the next date of hearing, the spokesperson added.
