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JAMMU: In a major action against unauthorized appointments, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) presented charge-sheet against Dr Fayaz Ahmad Banday, then BMO Beerwah Budgam and 15 other officials along with 71 beneficiaries in an illegal appointments case.
As per an official spokesperson, the sleuths of ACB presented charge-sheet in FIR No 22/2011 registered at Police Station ACB in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption against Dr Fayaz Ahmad Banday, then BMO Beerwah Budgam and other officials besides 71 beneficiaries. “The instant case was registered on the outcome of a verification conducted into allegations of illegal and un-authorized appointments of class-IV employees. The appointments were made by Block Medical Office Beerwah and Khansaheb, Budgam. During verification it was revealed that during the period 2003-2006, Block Medical Officers namely Dr Fayaz Ahmad Banday, Dr Sheikh Tariq Ahmad and Dr Mohammad Abdullah Bhat, in active connivance with other accused beneficiaries, issued fake and fabricated appointment orders on non-existent posts of Safaiwallas and Nursing Orderlies,” he added.
He further said that during investigation of the case, relevant records were obtained and seized from Block Medical Officers of District Budgam, Chief Medical Officer Budgam and Director Health Services Kashmir. The investigation found 71 illegal beneficiaries appointed by accused Chief Medical Officers/ Block Medical Officers without following due procedure thereby granting undue favour to beneficiaries. “Charge-sheet was presented before the Trial Court against seventy one (71) beneficiaries and sixteen (16) other officers / officials including accused doctors,” he said, adding that next date of hearing has been fixed on December 23, 2021.