Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 4: Anti-Corruption Bureau has produced charge sheet against then Forester, then SDM Mahore, then Naib Tehsildar Arnas and then Patwari Duga Dansal for facilitating fake compensation case.
Challan has been produced in case FIR number 20/2011 P/S ACB, pertaining to the allegations that Abdul Rashid, Patwari Halqa Duga Dansal and Hanief Malik, SDM Mahore had demanded and accepted Rs 60,000 along with other items from the complainant Ghulam Nabi of Dansal, Tehsil Mahore and others for release of compensation amount for damage caused to the trees in their land during the execution of work of approach road by Konkan Railways during the year 2006-2007. As no compensation was paid to the complainant , these officials were further demanding Rs 1.00 lakh as bribe for release of the compensation amount.
Accordingly, a preliminary enquiry was conducted by Vigilance Organization (now Anti-Corruption Bureau ) which revealed that during the year 2006-07 while executing the work of approach road at Duga Dansal by Konkan Railways, damage to plants under Khasra No. 284/207 Min was caused for which Ghulam Nabi and his father Hussaina had claimed compensation. The said land was however, found on enquiry, to be the forest land under the illegal possession of Bagh Hussain, Jamal Din, Ghulam Nabi and Farooq Ahmed, sons of Hussaina.
Accordingly, case FIR No. 20/2011U/s 5 (1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act, Samvat 2006 and Sections 161, 201, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC was registered in Anti-Corruption Bureau against accused Abdul Rashid, then Patwari Halqa Dugga Dansal, Tehsil Mahore and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation, it has been established that Patwari Abdul Rashid had prepared a fake assessment report regarding the plants damaged due to construction of road by Konkan Railways in favour of Hussaina and his sons Jamal Din and Bag Hussain, bearing Khasra No. 191,192, & 194, whereas the damage was caused to the forest land bearing Khasra No. 284/207 Min. Moreover, he had demanded and accepted an amount of Rs 60,000 and other edible items from the complainant. Naib Tehsildar Arnas, countersigned and authenticated the fake assessment report prepared by the Patwari. Moreover Abdul Majid, in-charge of the said forest block, knew that the loss was caused to the forest land. He prepared the assessment report in favour of these persons and facilitated the processing of fake compensation case. Mohd Hanief Malik, then SDM Mahore, as supervisory officer, forwarded the fake assessment report for release of compensation/payment without ascertaining the facts regarding actual damage, thereby become an instrumental in the passing of a fake compensation case.
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