ACB files chargesheets in two separate corruption cases
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said it has filed chargesheets in two separate corruption cases before the competent Special Courts after completion of investigations and obtaining the requisite prosecution sanctions.
According to an ACB statement, in the first case, a chargesheet was filed before the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, against five accused, including the then District Development Commissioner (DDC) Bandipora, in FIR No. 08/2017 of Police Station ACB Baramulla under Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006, and Section 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
The case relates to the alleged illegal and fraudulent regularisation of a person initially engaged on a temporary basis as an Orderly in District Bandipora.
The investigation revealed that official records were allegedly manipulated to facilitate unauthorised government service benefits, including regular salary, promotion and other service benefits, resulting in wrongful gain to the beneficiary and corresponding loss to the government exchequer, the statement said.
The accused have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, then District Development Commissioner, Bandipora (retired); the then Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Sumbal (retired); Mohammad Ramzan Ganaie, then Head Clerk (retired); Tariq Ahmad Khan, then Establishment Clerk, now Senior Assistant; and beneficiary accused Nisar Ahmad Itoo, presently serving as Junior Assistant.
The court admitted the chargesheet, furnished copies to the accused, admitted them to bail and fixed August 13, 2026, as the next date of hearing.
In another case, the ACB filed a chargesheet before the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in FIR No. 20/2023 of Police Station ACB Srinagar against two police personnel, Selection Grade Constable (SgCt.) Mohammad Ayoub Dar and SgCt. Abdul Hamid Tantary, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 120-B of the IPC.
The case arose from a complaint alleging a demand for a bribe of ₹9,000 for allowing a loaded truck to cross the Traffic Control Post (TCP) Sonamarg and proceed towards Ladakh.
According to the ACB, SgCt. Mohammad Ayoub Dar was caught red-handed during a trap while allegedly demanding and accepting the bribe. The tainted money was recovered from his possession, and the investigation established the involvement of both accused in the alleged conspiracy.
The chargesheet has been presented before the court, which has fixed July 28, 2026, as the next date of hearing. — (KIMS)
