ACB register 115 FIRs on allegation of corruption, funds embezzlement
Since January, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered 115 cases in Jammu and Kashmir against several allegations of bribes, misappropriation of funds, embezzlement of money, and others.
Out of the 115 cases, 81 were registered in Kashmir division, 27 in Jammu and seven were registered by Police Station Central.
As per the details available, the cases have been registered against the low rank and high officials and employees of various departments, including Naib Tehsildar, Executive Engineer Urban Local Bodies, Assistant Sub Inspector, Sarpanch, Block Development Officers, and others.
The cases have also been registered against former employees of departments and banks, such as retired Chief Engineer PW (R&B), then J&K Bank Branch Manager, and others.
Police Station Central registered as many as 7 cases with a brief allegation of issuance of contractor card in blatant disregard to the rules/ norms, misuse of official position, misuse of official position (purchase of property by J&K Bank in Delhi at higher rates), demand and acceptance of ₹15,000/- as bribe from the complainant (trap) and demand and acceptance of ₹1.5 lakh as bribe from the complainant (trap).
The brief allegations were made against individuals who included then Chief Engr. UEED J&K, officers and officials of Health and Medical Education Department, JKMSCL, M/s Confident Dental Pvt. Ltd. and others, Manager, J&K Bank and then Chairman, J&K Bank and others, Halqa, Digiana, Jammu and his associate, Naib Tehsildar, Patwari and Jamadar Gr-II, Posted in GAD.
As many as 15 cases were registered by Police Station Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu in brief allegations of construction of commercial flats without proper permission, disproportionate assets, demand and acceptance of bribe of money, for providing government job to the complainant, fabrication and manipulation of the revenue record, issuance of a-class contractor cards in violation of codal formalities, disbursement of loan in n blatant violation of all rule and tampering of revenue records.
Some of the cases were registered against Officials of the Jammu Development Authority, Revenue Department, Assistant Executive Engineer of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, retired Chief Engineer PW (R&B) Department, and then posted as Branch Head J&K Bank, DySP, Crime Branch and others.
Police Station ACB Udhampur registered three cases of misappropriation of funds and demanded bribes against the then Technical Assistant Panchyat, a man in the office of Naib Tehsildar, and others. Similarly, seven cases were registered by Police Station Doda, and Police Station Rajouri reported two cases.
Police Station Anti Corruption Bureau Srinagar, including alleged misuse of official position, disproportionate assets, the demand of bribe, illegal employee engagement, and embezzlement of funds, registered thirty-seven cases.
The cases were registered against employees of SDA, officials of LAWDA, Public Works Department (R&B), Patwari, Village Level Workers, Works Supervisor, Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED), officers/ officials of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, members of J&K football association and others.
Similarly, 17 cases were registered by Police Station Anti-Corruption Bureau Anantnag that included demand and acceptance of bribe from the complainant (Trap), disproportionate assets, and misappropriation of crores of rupees.
The cases were registered against the Sarpanch, the then Superintendent, the Emergency Hospital, the Range officer, the forest Guard, officers/officials of PHE Division Shopian, BDO, the Sarpanch, and others.
Police Station Anti-Corruption Baramulla, including misuse of official position, disproportionate assets, and bribe demands, registered twenty-seven cases. The cases were registered against ASI, Patwari, ARTO Engineer of Rural Development Department, Technical Assistant Junior Assistant, Assistant Executive Engineer (REW), Executive Engineer PWD (R&B), and others.
