SRINAGAR: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced chargesheet against Mohammed Shafi Bhat, the then Executive Engineer R&B Division Kupwara and five others for purchasing pipes on exorbitant rates. The chargesheet has been produced by ACB before the Anti Corruption Court, Baramulla.
Besides, Mohammed Shafi Bhat the then Executive Engineer R&B Kupwara the other employees included Abdul Gani Bhat, then Head Draftsman, of the Division Jammu Links news, Ghulam Rasool Dar, then store keeper, Mohamed Shafi Qazi, then AAO of the R&B Division Kupwara, Lateef Ahmed Ganaie proprietor Lateef &Co and Sajad Ahmed Rather Proprietor S I Traders. A handout issued by ACB here, said that the investigation conducted by the Vigilance Organisation in case FIR No 13/2011 has proved that the accused Executive Engineer R&B Division Kupwara and his associate accused officials of R&B Division Kupwara have purchased mild steel pipes and galvanized iron pipes on highly exorbitant rates and thereby causing a loss of Rs 4,61000 in the purchase of MS Pipes and Rs 69,630 in the purchase of GI Pipes to the State Exchequer.
The investigation conducted by ACB has thus established the commission of offences U/S 5(2) J&K PC Act Svt 2006 r/w sections 467,468, 471 RPC and 120-B RPC against accused public servants and private suppliers. The Government had accorded sanction for the prosecution against the in service public servants vide order No 43-GAD (Vig) of 2019 dated 26.07-2019 following which ACB filed chargesheet in the court of law.
The Court has fixed August 21 as the next date of hearing in the case.
