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JAMMU: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) produced charge-sheet in the Anti Corruption Court Baramulla in a case registered under FIR No. 04/2017 against Mohammad Sultan Sheikh (then Executive Engineer R&B Division Kupwara) & other officials namely Abdul Gani Bhat (the then Head Draftsman), Mohammad Anwar Untoo (the then Draftsman), Mohammad Maqbool Dar (the then Draftsman), Noor Mohammad Ganie (the then Camp Clerk), Ghulam Rasool Dar (the then Store Keeper) and Contractors, Mohammad Yaseen, Mohammad Yousuf Mir & Shabir Ahmad Mir.
As per an official spokesperson, investigation of the case has established that Mohammad Sultan Sheikh (then Executive Engineer R&B Division Kupwara) & other officials in league with Contractor Mohammad Yaseen purchased ‘Crate Mesh’ without tendering on manipulated Dasti quotations on highly exorbitant rates, causing loss of Rs 3,30,752 to State exchequer. “It was further revealed that same Executive Engineer Mohammad Sultan Sheikh and officials in league with contractors Mohammad Yousuf Mir & Shabir Ahmad Mir, have also procured sign boards on manipulated Dasti quotations on highly exorbitant rates, thereby causing loss of Rs 1,41,360 to State exchequer. By doing so, accused public servants abused their official positions to confer pecuniary advantage to accused contractors with corresponding loss to the State Exchequer, which constitutes an offence of criminal misconduct under section 5(1)(d) read with 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and criminal conspiracy under section 120-B RPC,” the official said, adding that next date of hearing has been fixed on September 3, 2021.