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| Key accused in Gulmarg land scam is new Div Com Kashmir | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, July 29: Despite his alleged involvement in infamous Gulmarg Land scam, Jammu Kashmir Government on Thursday posted Baseer Ahmed Khan (IAS) as new Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir. Khan replaced Dr Asgar Samoon, who has been posted as commissioner secretary transport.
The then Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Mehboob Iqbal and now a senior leader of ruling Peoples Democratic Party and senior IAS officer Baseer Ahmed Khan, who was then Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, are accused of illegal transfer of government land at famous tourist resort Gulmarg.
Khan allegedly misused his official position for illegal transfer of government land in Gulmarg worth crores of rupees. The Gulmarg Land scam came into light in the year 2009 when VOK registered FIR No.08/2009 on March 6, 2009 against the then Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Mehboob Iqbal (IAS), Baseer Khan (IAS) the then Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Garib Singh the then Tehsildar Tangmarg, Farooq Ahmed Shah the then Additional Deputy Commissioner (now retired), Sarmed Hafiz the then Joint Director Tourism Department, Rafiq Ahmed then Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Baramulla, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah Naib Tehsildar Kunzar and the beneficiaries Abdul Hamid Dar S/o Lassa Dar R/o Chadilaral, Tangmarg, Sayed Msadik Shah S/o Syed Mehboob Shah R/o Ishar Nishat (attorney holder), Mohd Ibrahim Khan S/o Ghulam Hassan R/o Wazir Bagh, Srinagar, Essar Smith, Nasik Ahmad Mir S/o Mohd Maqbool Mir R/o Hari Watnee, Tangmarg, Mohd Afzal Khandey S/o Mohd Rehsan Khandey R/o Sopore, Gh. Mohammad Matee S/o Aziz Shah Matee R/o Nageen, Srinagar and Mushtaq Ahmad S/o Ab. Arshad Burra, Mansoor Ahmed Burra S/o Gh. Ahmed (Attorney Holder). According to the FIR the accused Public servants entered into criminal conspiracy with the beneficiaries to illegally possess and vest the ownership on the land in Gulmarg estate when the beneficiaries were not eligible under J&K State Land (Vesting of Ownership rights to the Occupants) Act, 2001 commonly known as Roshni Act.
According to the FIR No.08/2009 the public servants as a part of criminal conspiracy dishonestly vested the ownership rights of the land measuring 2 Kanals 3 Marlas, 12 Kanals 13 Marlas, falling under Khasra No.812/250, No.889/250 in Gulmarg estate even to attorney holders namely Musadik Shah S/o Syed Masood Shah R/o Isbhar Nishat and Mansoor Ahmad Burza S/o Ghulam Ahmad who were not entitled to it. It was also found that lease in respect of above land had since expired and all this was done to confer undue benefit upon the attorney holders.
FIR No.08/2009 further says that minutes of the Empowered Committee were issued vide no.DCB/CDA/2008/Roshni/920 dated 06-06-2008. The accused public servants Rafi Ahmad then Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Baramulla and Garib Singh then Tehsildar Tangmarg subsequently issued notice under section 8(3) of the Roshni Act to accused beneficiaries Abdul Hamid Dar, Mushtaq Ahmed Ganaie, Mushtaq Ahmed Burza, Enar Smith and Manzoor Ahmed Burza respectively to make the payment in lieu of vesting of ownership of land to them under the Act. The beneficiaries subsequently deposited the part of the price of the land determined by accused public servants as members of Empowered Committee.
Later in 2013, the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organization (SVO) filed a charge sheet in the Gulmarg land scam and named several senior high-ranking officers as accused. Khan, who was Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, was removed on the orders of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which is hearing public interest litigation in Gulmarg land scam case as well but now surprisingly, PDP-BJP government awarded key posting to the land scammer.
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