| EOW files charge-sheet against ex-Budgam Municipal President, ors | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 16: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday filed a charge-sheet against three individuals, including former Municipal Committee Budgam president Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, in connection with a 2022 FIR alleging cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and abuse of official position, officials said.
The chargesheet was presented before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption against Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, former President of Municipal Committee Budgam, along with Ghulam Mohammad Mir and Abdul Majid Bhat, all residents of Budgam.
The EoW said the case originated from a complaint alleging large-scale embezzlement and illegal allotment of a government-owned municipal building belonging to Municipal Committee Budgam.
During investigation, it surfaced that the then President MC Budgam, by misusing and abusing his official position, conferred undue and wrongful benefits upon accused Mir. The allotment order purportedly issued on the basis of a Municipal Committee resolution and approval from the Director Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, was found to be forged and non-existent, the EoW said.
The investigation established that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy and prepared fake documents, including a forged allotment order, without any lawful authority or approval.
“All three accused were examined during the course of investigation and admitted their role in execution of the partnership deed, dissolution deed, and issuance of the fake allotment order,” the EoW said.
Based on substantial oral and documentary evidence collected during the probe, offences under Sections 120-B, 420 and 468 RPC stand established against all accused, while the former President MC Budgam was additionally charged under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for abuse of official position.
Accordingly, the chargesheet was submitted for judicial adjudication. |
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