Srinagar- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday filed a chargesheet before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in connection with a major municipal fraud case in Budgam.
According to a statement issued by the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK), the chargesheet has been submitted in FIR No. 03/2022 and pertains to serious allegations of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and abuse of official position. The accused have been booked under Sections 420, 468 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The accused persons include Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, former President of Municipal Committee Budgam; Ghulam Mohammad Mir; and Abdul Majid Bhat, all residents of Budgam district.
The case originated from a complaint alleging large-scale embezzlement and illegal allotment of a government-owned municipal building belonging to the Municipal Committee Budgam. During the investigation, it was revealed that the then President of MC Budgam misused and abused his official position to confer undue and wrongful benefits upon co-accused Gh. Mohammad Mir.
Investigators found that the allotment order, purportedly issued on the basis of a Municipal Committee resolution and approval from the Director Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, was forged and non-existent. The probe further established that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy and prepared fake documents, including a forged allotment order, without any lawful authority or approval.
All three accused were examined during the course of the investigation and admitted their role in the execution of the partnership deed, dissolution deed and issuance of the fake allotment order, the statement said.
Based on substantial oral and documentary evidence collected during the probe, offences under Sections 120-B, 420 and 468 RPC were established against all accused. In addition, the former President of MC Budgam has been charged under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for abuse of official position.
The chargesheet has been submitted for judicial adjudication, the statement added.
