Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 8: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has booked Laiq Parvaiz, former General Manager District Industries Centre, Pulwama for alleged misuse of official position in allotment of land to various unit holders in violation of Industrial Policy.
Besides registration of a case under Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB also conducted search in the residential house of the accused General Manager and seized some incriminating documents.
The case was registered after a preliminary verification by ACB prime facia established commissioning of offence by the accused GM. The verification revealed that Laiq Parvaiz, during his posting as GM DIC Pulwama, made allotments of land in favor of various unit holders in gross violation of industrial policy 2016 as well as procedural guidelines of 2017. As per industrial policy of 2016, the allotment of land to unit holders and execution of lease deeds was the domain of SICOP/SIDCO. General Manager not only issued allotment orders of the land in violation of rules but also executed lease deeds thereof with the unit holders which in view of rules, was within the competence of SICOP/SIDCO.
By acting in this manner, the GM abused his official position for ulterior motives, in league with the unit holders and thus conferred undue benefits upon the unit holders.
These facts constituted commission of offences punishable under Section 5 (1)(d) r/w 5(2) of J&K P C Act Svt. 2006 and section 120-B RPC. Consequently, a case under FIR No. 03/2020 was registered against said General Manager District Industries, Centre, Pulwama and others in P/S Anti Corruption Bureau South Kashmir (Anantnag). Further investigation of the case has been taken up.
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