Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 29: Divisional Manager (DM) of State Forest Corporation (SFC), (Extraction South) Harnag Anantnag was booked by Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK) for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5000 from a contractor.
As per official spokesperson, Divisional Manager SFC (Extraction South) Harnag Anantnag Peer Manzoor Ahmad demanded and accepted Rs 5,000 bribe from a contractor Asif Shafi Shah, son of Mohammad Shafi Shah of Hazratbal, Anantnag.
The case under FIR Number 40/15 under Section 5(2) and 4-A of PC Act was registered after an enquiry conducted reveals that complainant was allotted a contract for extraction/transportation work of timber on approved rates in compartment No. 28/V.
The complainant failed to deliver the required quantity of timber within specified time for the reasons that he was to construct a road which was the part of tender and the length of said road exceeded to what was initially agreed to. The complainant made a representation before the Managing Director SFC for releasing his payments who in turn sought report from the accused Divisional Manager SFC (Extraction South) Harnag Anantnag. The accused Divisional Manager SFC had received Rs 5000 as illegal gratification for issuing favourable report to the complainant.
The video clip submitted by the complainant to VOK and the statements recorded during the verification unfolded the fact that the accused officer has voluntarily accepted bribe amount of Rs 5000 for issuance of favourable report required for release of payments of the complainant.
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