Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 19: Vigilance Organization Jammu today produced challan against then Manager of Ellaqai Dehati Bank Pranoo Doda and other accused Challan was produced against Ominder Kharoo, then Branch Manager Ellaqai Dehati Bank Pranoo Doda and co-accused Riaz Ahmed alias Raju of village Masri Pranoo (private person), in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Doda n case FIR No.13/2017 u/s 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K P.C Act Svt.2006 & Section 4-A J&K PC Act (Amendment-2014) & section 120-B, 420/RPC P/S VOJ.
The case was registered on 21-04-2017 on the basis of a written complaint of Nisar Ahmed of village Thilroo, Pranoo, Doda who had applied for KCC loan at the Ellaquai Dehati Bank Pranoo. He was told by the Bank Manager that an amount of Rs 1, 19,000/- as KCC loan would be sanction to him for which the complainant was asked to contact with Riaz Ahmed alias Raju. On contacting, the said Raju told complainant that the Bank Manager was demanding Rs 10,000/- for sanctioning the loan and in the same month he gave Rs 8000/- cash to him in the presence of the accused Bank Manager. The complainant told the Bank Manager that he would give the remaining amount of Rs. 2000/- to him on sanctioning of the loan.
As the Bank Manager stressed upon the complainant for giving the remaining amount of Rs 2000/- as illegal gratification before sanctioning the loan case, the approached Vigilance.
On receipt of the complaint, Vigilance laid a successful trap and caught the accused red handed while demanding and accepting the illegal gratification of Rs 20, 00/- from the complainant. Both the accused persons were arrested in the case. After completion of the investigation the case was approved for producing the challan against the accused persons as there was no need to obtain Government sanction in respect of accused Bank Manager as he had retired from the service in the month of August-2017 while as the co-accused Riaz Ahmed is a private person.
Next date of hearing in the case has been fixed for 22-05-2018 by the Anti corruption Court Doda.
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