ACB produced chargesheet against Ab. Rashid Shah, the then I/c Executive Officer, Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, the then President, Municipal Committee, Bandipora and 54 other beneficiaries for illegal appointments

Anti corruption Bureau produced Chargesheet against 56 accused persons including two public servants before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla in a case related to alleged misuse of official position & illegal appointments in Municipal Committee of District Bandipora.

2. The instant case was registered on 28-06-2013 against 56 accused persons including officers/officials of the MC Bandipora in pursuance to the verification conducted into the allegations of illegal appointments made by the officers/officials of the Municipal Committee Bandipora during the period 2009-2010 in which some of the close relatives of the officials were also appointed illegally in brazen violation of rules and regulations & it was also alleged that the illegal appointments were made during the period 2009-10 by then President Sh. Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi and Incharge Executive Officer Municipal Committee Bandipora Sh. Ab. Rashid Shah in league with beneficiaries by abuse of their official position and in gross violation/ utter disregard of the standing Govt. order/rules without their having any competence to do so etc.

3. Investigation conducted has revealed that these appointees were lacking eligibility criteria as laid down in the recruitment rules/orders governing these appointments issued by Govt from time to time. By acting in such a manner, the officers/officials of Municipal Committee Bandipora by abuse of their official position conferred undue pecuniary advantage upon the above mentioned beneficiaries with corresponding loss to the state exchequer by gross abuse of their official position by illegally appointing them . On the basis of cogent and clinching evidence brought on record by the ACB, the investigation established the commission of offences U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K P.C Act Svt; 2006 and 120-B, 201 RPC against the above named two accused public servants including 54 beneficiaries.

4. After thorough investigation and after obtaining the sanction for prosecution of accused public servant from the Government as envisaged under law, ACB Produces Chargesheet in the case before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla for judicial determination against accused public servants Ab. Rashid Shah the then I/C Executive Officer M.C Bandipora, Mushtaq Ahamd Sofi the then President M.C. Bandipora and 54 other accused beneficiaries for commission of offences U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K P.C Act Svt; 2006 and 120-B, 201 RPC.

5. The next date in the case has been fixed for hearing by Hon,ble court on 12-02-2022.

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