Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Srinagar registered case against Junior Engineer in the Housing Board on graft charges and also conducted raids at various locations.
The ACB said that it has come to the fore that crores of rupees have been deposited in 6 accounts on account of illegal gratification
“FIR No. 18/2020 has been registered at P/S ACB, Srinagar against one Tariq Ahmad Ganie, JE Housing Board, Bemina, Srinagar on the allegations that huge suspicious transactions have been made in his various bank accounts by the contractors/beneficiaries which have been obtained by him in the form of gratification/ consideration pertaining to the various works of the department,” the ACB said.
It said that earlier, verification was conducted into the same allegations against him pertaining to huge transactions in his bank accounts which are not from his legal earnings.
“During the course of verification, it was revealed that Tariq Ahmad Ganie, JE Housing Board holds various accounts in different branches of J&K Bank. As per the salary statement provided by the Housing Board, from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2020, the accused JE has received a net payable amount of salary of Rs. 10, 08, 892 which stands deposited in his salary account(s),” the ACB said.
The Bureau said that it was found that in the same period, an amount of approximately Rs. 3.3 cr have been deposited in six accounts of JE through various transactions, “which is disproportionate to his income (approx 3000%).”
It is also revealed, the ACB said, that the amount has been deposited in his account through various transactions made by some contractors which have been executing works of the Housing Board, where the JE is posted, thereby clearly indicating that the JE has been receiving huge amounts as illegal gratification/consideration with respect to execution of works from these contractors.
“By acting in the aforesaid manner, Tariq Ahmad Ganie, as JE Housing Board, Bemina, Srinagar has abused his official position and has obtained undue pecuniary advantage through illegal gratification from various contractors by way of various deposits accumulated in his bank accounts. This act also tantamount to raising of disproportionate asset,” ACB said.
The ACB said that the omissions and commissions on the part of Tariq Ahmad Ganie, JE Housing Board Bemina Srinagar constitute the offence of criminal misconduct punishable U/S 5(1)(d), (e) r/w 5(2) P.C Act, Svt. 2006.
During course of investigation search warrants have been obtained from the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar,” the ACB said.
In pursuant to that, today afternoon, the team of ACB Srinagar Kashmir conducted raids at the residential house of accused at Chandrigam, Tral, Pulwama, where incriminating material having bearing on the investigation of the case has been found and was subsequently seized, the ACB stated.
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