ACB produced charge-sheet against Mohammad Hanif Lone, the then Chief Engineer UEED & others in disproportionate assets case: Assets worth crores detected

Anti Corruption Bureau produced charge-sheet in case FIR No. 29/2018 u/s 5(1)(e) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act & 109 RPC against Mohammad Hanif Lone, the then Chief Engineer UEED for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and against his wife & sister-in-law for abetment of offences in the Court of Special Judge Anti Corruption Srinagar.

2. During investigation, accused Chief Engineer was found in the possession of folowing immovable properties:-
a) One double storey house on 01 kanal of land at Wanbal Rawalpora Srinagar,
b) One double storey house on 01 kanal 03 marla land at Naz Colony Bandipora,
c) One double storey house 0n 01 kanal 13 marla land at Khandyal Gurez,
d) One Flat in Tawi Apartments at Sidhra Jammu,
e) One Flat in Royal Apartments at Talab Tillo Jammu,
f) One Flat in Gulposh Apartments at Bemina Srinagar,
g) One 03 storey shopping structure at Bandipora Town,
h) 03 kanals of land at Mujgund Srinagar.

3. The accused Chief Engineer was also found to have accumulated huge movable assets including 07 personal cars, bank balance of Rs 2.18 crore, Cash of Rs 6,58,000/-, foreign currency, LIC Policies, Metlife Policies,Mutual funds etc.
Investigation established that value of assets possessed by accused Chief Engineer namely Mohd Hanif Lone is hugely disproportionate (129%) to the income received by him from all sources, which constitutes an offence of criminal misconduct u/s 5(1)(e) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt 2006 against him.

4. Investigation also revealed that Wife and Sister-in-Law of accused Chief Engineer have facilitated him in raising the assets from money earned through corrupt practices by allowing to invest clandestinely in different properties in their names, which tantamount to the offence of abetment u/s 109 RPC r/w J&K 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt 2006 against them.

5. All the three accused were produced in Anti Corruption Court Srinagar and charge-sheet was filed against them, after Government accorded sanction for prosecution.

6. Next date of hearing has been fixed on 01.03.2021.

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