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JAMMU: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced charge-sheet against Bashir Ahmad, Altaf Hussain Malik, the then Patwaris Halqa Bain Bajalta Jammu, Malook Ali, the then Forest Guard & 12 others in the Court of Special Judge Anti Corruption Jammu.
As per an official spokesperson, the sleuths of the ACB presented charge-sheet in FIR No. 05/2013 under section 5(1) (d) read with 5(2) of J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 BK, Sections 420,467,468 and 120-B RPC, in the Court of Special Judge Anti Corruption Jammu against (1) Bashir Ahmad; (2) Altaf Hussain Malik; both the then Patwaris Halqa Bain Bajalta, Jammu; (3) Malook Ali, the then Forest Guard; (4) Ch Aslam Din, the then Tehsildar (now expired) and beneficiaries namely (5) Javid Ahmed, son of Abdul Gani Gujjar, resident of village Dwara Jammu; (6) Wali Mohd, son of Nek Mohd Gujjar, resident of village Dwara Jammu; (7) Jamat Ali, son of Sardar Ali Gujjar, resident of village Dwara Jammu; (8) Arfakat Hussain, son of Haji Mian Yaqoob, resident of village Dwara Jammu; (9) Mohd Idrees, son of Mohi ud Din, resident of Village Dwara Jammu (now expired); (10) Hassan Mohd, son of Kheja Gujjar, resident of Dwara (now expired); (11) Mohd Rafiq, son of Gazi Moulvi Gujjar, resident of village Dwara Jammu; (12) Mohd Aslam, son of Wazir Mohd, resident of village Dwara Jammu; (13) Rashid Ali, son of Sahib Din, resident of village Dwara Jammu and (14) Habbu, daughter of Fateh Mohd, resident of village Dwara Jammu.
The official further said that instant case was registered on the outcome of a verification conducted into allegations of encroachment over the forest land in Khasra no 59/41 situated at village Dwara tehsil & district Jammu. Verification has revealed that Mohd Bashir Patwari Halqa Dwara, Malook Ali Forest Guard of the area and some unknown officials hatched a criminal conspiracy among themselves and in pursuance thereof the accused public servants dishonestly, fraudulently and by abusing their respective official positions manipulated the revenue records and facilitated illegal encroachment of State Forest land in favour of various private beneficiaries thereby causing wrongful loss to the Govt and corresponding wrongful gain to the accused persons. “During the course of investigation, it has been established and proved that accused Bashir Ahmed and Altaf Hussain Malik remained posted as Patwari Patwar Halqa Bain Bajalta during the period 2008-2012 and in that capacity they in furtherance of criminal conspiracy with beneficiaries, dishonestly and illegally manipulated revenue record. The accused public servants in connivance with the beneficiaries, have altered the revenue record i.e. Girdawaris by overwriting or inserting the names/figures to give undue benefits to the beneficiaries and which resulted in loss to the state property thereby committing the offences under section 5 (1) (d) read with section 5 (2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006 and Section 467, 468, 420 and 120-B of RPC. After receiving sanction from Government in respect of in-service accused persons, a charge-sheet of the instant case FIR was produced against the above mentioned persons in the Special Anti-Corruption Court, Jammu for judicial determination,” said official, adding that next date of hearing has been fixed for December 30, 2021.