Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 2: The Vigilance Organization has booked Incharge Executive Officer of three Municipal Committees in Kashmir and then Municipal presidents of these committees for making illegal appointments.
These appointments were made in the Municipal Committees Sumbal, Hajin and Bandipora during the year 2009-10 by the respective Municipal Committee presidents in connivance with Incharge Executive Officer Abdul Rashid Shah, who held the charge of all three committees.
Total 149 illegal appointments were made (53 in MC Bandipora, 13 in MC Hajin and 82 in MC Sumbal) in gross violation of standing Government orders and rules without any competence. Some of the beneficiaries included relatives of the accused. A few of them were even transferred to other Municipal Committees by I/c Executive Officer after their appointment.
The State Vigilance Organization has registered three cases FIR Nos. 13/2013,14/2013, and 15/2013 U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) PC Act 2006, and r/w Section 120- (B) RPC P/S VOK against Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray, president, Municipal Committee Hajan, Ab Rashid Mir, president, Municipal Committee Sumbal, Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, president, Municipal Committee Bandipora and Ab Rashid Shah, I/C Executive officer, of these Municipal Committees and others.
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