Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 4: The J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today filed a charge-sheet against 11 accused persons, including four officials of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and seven private beneficiaries, in an alleged illegal construction case dating back to 2020.
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The charge-sheet was presented before the Court of Additional Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in connection with FIR No. 24/2020 registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar under sections 5(1)(d) read with 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006, and Section 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code.
According to the ACB, the case pertains to the construction of six illegal structures at Jawahar Nagar, Gonikhan, Hari Singh High Street and Wazir Bagh areas of Srinagar without obtaining valid building permissions from the competent authority.
The constructions were allegedly carried out in connivance with officials of the SMC.
The Bureau said that its investigation, based on oral and documentary evidence, substantiated the charges against the accused public servants and private beneficiaries.
It added that the conspiracy between the Government officials and the beneficiaries was established during the probe. Click here to watch video
Following the completion of investigation and after securing the required sanction for prosecution of the public servants from the Government, the ACB filed the charge-sheet before the court for judicial determination.
The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for June 16, 2026.
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