MD J&K Co-op Housing Corpn, others in Vigilance net

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 14:  State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against Brij Bhushan, the then Managing Director (MD) and other officers/ officials of  J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation, Revenue Department and  Attorney holder -Ashok Kumar,  on the basis of  verification conducted into the complaint alleging therein, that the officials of J&K Co-Operative Housing Corporation in connivance and criminal conspiracy with officers and officials of  Revenue Department and  private beneficiaries, have made double payments in respect of same land, thereby , causing loss to the J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation.
A verification conducted by  Vigilance Organization revealed  that J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation Jammu acquired land measuring 39 kanals 2 marlas for consideration of  Rs 7,03,800 falling under Khasra No. 4 & 5 at village Sidhra, Jammu vide lease deed in perpetuity (for 99 years) dated  05.01.1994 from  one  Girdhari Lal and others through their attorney holder Ashok Kumar. The said attorney holder subsequently in the year 1999 again sold land measuring 20 kanals (out of the said leased out land) to one Mohd Sadiq.
The MD J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation Brij Bhushan vide sale deed dated 24.12.2002 registered on 28.01.2003 again purchased  20 kanals land for consideration of Rs 27 lakh from Mohd Sadiq, son of  Nawab Din , resident of  village Sidhra, Bye Pass, Jammu  out of  the same land which the Corporation had acquired by way of  a lease deed dated 05.01.1994 and  thereby causing loss to the J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation.
By acting in this manner, MD J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation and other officers/officials of  the Corporation and Revenue Department, in connivance  with each other and  attorney holder Ashok Kumar, have abused their official position by purchasing land falling under khasra No. 4 & 5 Min twice fraudulently and thereby causing loss to the J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation.
Accordingly,  a case FIR No. 30/2017  P/S VOJ has been registered in Vigilance Organization, Jammu  u/s  5 (1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act 2006 and Section 120-B, 420 RPC on the prima facie establishment of offences on the part of Brij Bhushan, MD and other officers/officials of J&K Co-operative Housing Corporation, Revenue Department  and Attorney holder -Ashok Kumar.

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