Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: Around 31 corruption cases registered against the former Minister, former and sitting bureaucrats and others have been pending before the Crime Branch and Anti-Corruption Courts for investigation and trial during the past quite long time. Some of these cases are pending for nearly two decades thereby putting a question mark on the performance of the Crime Branch.
According to the information furnished by Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly in response to the question of independent MLA from Langate, Engineer Abdul Rashid, ten cases are under investigation with the Crime Branch Jammu during the past several years.
The case against Molvi Ifthkar Hussain Ansari, the then Minister for Housing and Urban Development, which was registered in the year 1998 for defrauding the Government exchequer by originating forged letter on behalf of Vice-Chairman of JDA, is presently under re-investigation on the orders of court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption.
The case was challaned on January 6, 2010, more than 12 years after the registration of FIR, before the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu, which vide order dated July 20, 2013 ordered re-investigation thereby exposing that the case was handled carelessly by the Crime Branch.
Besides Molvi Ifthkar Hussain Ansari (presently sitting MLA), B Muruli Dhar, Jayant Bhuta, Madan Lal and Dr Amjad Abbas Ansari are the other accused in the case.
Similarly, case against Ajit Kumar, the then Additional Chief Secretary, which was registered in the year 1999 for purchasing jute matting for Education Department on highly exorbitant rates causing a loss of Rs 57,62,500, is pending before the Special Judge Anticorruption for framing of charges. Janak Singh, the then FA/CAO Education Department is also an accused in this case.
A case pertaining to obtaining tender for supply of equipment to the Government Medical College Jammu on the basis of fake and fictitious document, which was registered in the year 2012, is also under investigation with the Crime Branch. The accused in this case are Nigam Gupta, Proprietor M/s Nigam KG Associates and members of the Purchase Committee No.2 constituted by the GMC.
The investigation into the case against B A Runyal, the then Additional DC Jammu, Prem Bhushan Gupta and the then Tehsildar Jammu, which was registered on the basis of a complaint duly marked by Forest Magistrate Jammu, is also under investigation. The case pertains to fake Permanent Resident Certificate.
A case relating to purchase of drugs from unauthorized dealers and sold in various places, which was registered against Dr Tahir Mufti and others in the year 1994, is still pending trial in the Anti-corruption Court.
The other cases which are pending trial in the Anti-corruption courts during the past several years pertain to land grabbing, tampering of revenue record, fraudulent withdrawal of money from Government treasury and fake appointments etc.
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