Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: Vigil-ance Organization Kashmir today presented charge sheet in the case against two officials of the Horticulture Department, who were caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe.
Charge sheet in case FIR No 40/2014 u/s 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006 & Section 120-B RPC and Section 4-A P.C (Amendment) Act, 2014 of P/S VOK was presented before the Court of the Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Anantnag, against Public Servants namely, Ghulam Ahmad Malik, the then Horticulture Development Officer Kokernag and Mohammad Afzal Tantray, the then Horticulture Technician-2nd HDO office Kokernag.
The case was registered on the basis of a complaint alleging therein that some portion of horticulture land situated in village Guridraman Kokernag had come under Panad Kralwari Road being constructed under PMGSY scheme in which there were some fruit bearing trees. For processing the case for assessment of compensation of fruit bearing plants, the aggrieved had approached Gh. Ahmad Malik, the then horticulture officer Kokernag a number of times who instead of doing their work through legitimate process of law instead started demanded Rs 35,000/- as bribe for processing the case.
After registering the case a trap was laid and both of the public servants were caught red handed while accepting the bribe.
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