Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 16: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a chargesheet against the former President of Municipal Committee Budgam and two others in a fraud case involving alleged embezzlement and illegal allotment of a Government-owned municipal building.
According to the CBK, the chargesheet was presented before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in connection with FIR No. 03/2022, which pertains to allegations of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and abuse of official position.
The chargesheet has been filed under Sections 420, 468 and 120-B of the RPC, read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The three accused have been identified as Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, former President of Municipal Committee Budgam, son of Ghulam Qadir and resident of Khanpora Budgam; Ghulam Mohammad Mir, son of Ali Mohammad Mir, resident of Budgam; and Abdul Majid Bhat, son of Mohammad Akbar Bhat, also a resident of Budgam.
The CBK said that the case originated from a complaint alleging large-scale embezzlement and illegal allotment of a municipal building belonging to the Municipal Committee Budgam.
During investigation, the CBK said, it emerged that the then President MC Budgam misused his official position to confer undue and wrongful benefits upon accused Gh. Mohammad Mir.
The allotment order, CBK said, purportedly issued on the basis of a Municipal Committee resolution and approval from the Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, was found to be forged and non-existent.
The investigation established that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy and prepared fake documents, including a forged allotment order, without any lawful authority or approval.
The agency further stated that all three accused were examined during the course of investigation and admitted their role in the execution of a partnership deed, dissolution deed and issuance of the fake allotment order.
Based on the oral and documentary evidence collected during the probe, the CBK said offences under Sections 120-B, 420 and 468 RPC stand established against all the accused.
The former President MC Budgam has additionally been charged under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for abuse of official position.
“Accordingly, the chargesheet has been submitted for judicial adjudication,” the CBK said.
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