Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: The J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today registered FIR against officers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) into the allegations of illegal construction of Abdullah Shopping Plaza at Kursoo Rajbagh, Srinagar.
As per the officials, a Joint Surprise Check (JSC) was conducted by ACB Police Station Srinagar, to look into the allegations of illegal construction of Abdullah Shopping Plaza at Kursoo Rajbagh, Srinagar.
“During JSC it was surfaced that vide No. 2926 of 2018 dated 05-08-2018 building permission was issued by Srinagar Municipal Corporation in favour of Mohammad Abdullah Dar S/o Abdul Kabir Dar R/o Rajbagh for extension of an already existing three-storey house after dismantling the existing single-storey shops adjacent to the house for plinth area of 560 Sft. and remitted height of 36 ft,” the ACB said.
The JSC revealed that Mohd Abdullah Dar under the garb of said order No. 2926 of 2018, in its utter violation, constructed a four-storeyed commercial complex after dismantling the single-storey shops.
“He constructed the structure separate from the existing residential house. The concerned SMC officials who were duty-bound to check and report the construction which was illegal from its very onset,” the ACB said.
It said that these officials did not stop the construction nor took action under the legal provision.
ACB charged that the SMC officials instead provided ample opportunity to the beneficiary for completion of four-storeyed commercial structure and intentionally delayed issuance of demolition notice which was served only after completion of the structure-after a gap of 14 months from commencement of illegal construction.
The officials of SMC in lieu of pecuniary benefits, under a well-knit conspiracy with the beneficiary, by abuse of their official positions, allowed illegal construction of commercial structure with plinth area on the ground floor of 1672 Sft, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor of 1700 Sft with a vertical height of 44.06 Sft and with no setbacks on North. South & West at Kursoo Raibagh and themselves, the ACB said.
Accordingly, a case under FIR N0.11/2020 U/S 5 (1) (d), r/w 5(2) of PC Act-2006 Svt. and 120 RPC was registered against the officers/officials of SMC was registered on 27-08-2020, and in compliance to a court order dated 29-08-2020, searches were conducted in residential houses of accused persons.
The accused include, Mehrajdin Bhuja, Ward Officer, at Bemina, Nisar Ahmad Rah, Building Inspector, at Nawab Bazar, Bashir Ahmad Shah, Enforcement Officer, at Peer Bagh area of Srinagar and Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Building Inspector, at Dooru Anantnag and incriminating material and documents have been recovered.
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