STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Special Judge Anticorruption Srinagar acquitted Police Inspector Ghulam Hassan Kamal in a corruption case on Mon day.
According to case, a written complaint was lodged on 15.10.2010 at Police Station VOK by the complainant namely Khurshid Ahmad Sanai alleging therein the complaint stating that Crime Branch Jammu had registered a case FIR No. 19/2009 against CA&PD regarding embezzlement of huge stocks of food grains meant for Marwah/Wadwan and he was arrested during investigation but later on released on bail by the competent court. The IO of aforesaid case demanded Rs 4 lakh for exonerating him from the case and asked for paying Rs 50,000 as first installment on 15.10.2020 in the evening at Hotel Bishember Nagar, Srinagar, where he is putting up. The complainant under compelling circumstances approached VOK along with bribe amount of Rs. 50,000, which he was going to pay to accused Ghulam Hassan Kamal, the then Inspector Crime Branch Jammu for taking action against the accused. On receipt of this complaint, FIR No. 33/2010 was registered at Police Station under section 5(2) P. C. Act. Svt. 2006 read with Section 161 RPC and investigation was set into motion. A team of officers/officials of VOK was constituted to lay a trap, besides the services of a Magistrate was also sought from Dy. Commissioner, Srinagar who further deputed Shahbaz Ahmad Bhoda, Tehsildar, who was associated with proceedings as independent witness. In the course of investigation, the complainant produced Rs. 50,000 consisting of forty-nine Indian currency notes of one thousand rupee denomination and two Indian currency notes of five hundred rupees denomination, which he intended to pay as illegal gratification to accused on demand.
The Court, after hearing both sides, observed that prosecution failed to prove charges leveled against accused beyond all reasonable doubts. The charges against accused completely failed and accused deserves acquittal, the Court observed, directing acquittal of accused.