Contractors’ payments for 2017-2020 work were being delayed
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Anti Corruption Bureau on Saturday arrested Abhay Kumar, Assistant Garrison Engineer and Atma Singh, Junior Engineer of Military Engineering Services ( MES) while accepting bribe of Rs 40 thousand.
A complaint was received in ACB alleging that contracts for different kinds of works were allotted by Garrison Engineer (North) Akhnoor for construction of various types of building to be utilised by Army between year 2017-2020.
The complainant alleged that completion certificate and the payments for same were being deliberately delayed by the officials.
The officials were demanding their commission as bribe for preparing the completion certificate and releasing payments.
Based upon the facts disclosed in the complaint which prima facie constituted an offence under section 7 of the PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) read with Section 120-B of IPC, FIR 07/2021 was registered in Police Station Central ACB, J&K on Saturday against the accused namely Abhay Kumar, Assistant Garrison Engineer and Atma Singh JE, B/R-1 GE (N) Akhnoor.
A trap team was constituted whereupon both the accused persons were caught red handed while accepting the bribe of Rs. 20,000 each, totaling Rs. 40,000 and were accordingly taken into custody.
Searches were also conducted at the official and residential premises of accused MES officials. Further investigation in the case is under progress.