Srinagar, Dec 16 : In a significant development, the Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has presented a chargesheet in a high-profile fraud case concerning the illegal allotment of a Municipal Committee Budgam building, naming the then municipal president and two others for cheating, forgery and corruption.
In a statement issued here to news agency Kashmir News Corner — KNC, The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has presented a chargesheet before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar in connection with FIR No. 03/2022, involving serious allegations of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and abuse of official position.
The chargesheet has been filed under Sections 420, 468, 120-B RPC read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against three accused persons.
The accused include Gh. Mohi-ud-Din Dar, former President of Municipal Committee Budgam S/o Gh. Qadir R/o Khan Pora Budgam; Gh. Mohammad Mir S/o Ali Mohd Mir R/o Budgam; and Abdul Majid Bhat S/o Mohd Akbar Bhat R/o Budgam, it reads.
The case originated from a complaint alleging large-scale embezzlement and illegal allotment of a government-owned municipal building belonging to Municipal Committee Budgam, it reads.
During investigation, it surfaced that the then President MC Budgam, by misusing and abusing his official position, conferred undue and wrongful benefits upon accused Gh. Mohammad Mir. The allotment order purportedly issued on the basis of a Municipal Committee resolution and approval from the Director Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, was found to be forged and non-existent, it reads.
The investigation 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 investigation and admitted their role in execution of the partnership deed, dissolution deed, and issuance of the fake allotment order, it reads.
Based on substantial oral and documentary evidence collected during the probe, offences under Sections 120-B, 420 and 468 RPC stand established against all accused, while the former President MC Budgam has additionally been charged under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for abuse of official position, it reads.
Accordingly, the chargesheet has been submitted for judicial adjudication, statement reads.
