Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Anti Corruption Bureau produced chargesheet against then Executive Engineer (X-En) PWD (R&B) and six others for executing non tendered work and causing undue benefit to contractors.
As per official spokesman, ACB produced chargesheet against Sunil Kumar Gupta, then Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Spl Sub. Division Mahore, Reasi (now retired as SE), Lakhdeep Singh Jamwal, son of Mohan Singh of Mishriwala Jammu, the then Assistant Accounts Officer in the office of Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Spl Sub Division Mahore, Reasi and private beneficiaries (all contractors) namely Chatter Singh, son of Mani Ram of Kanthi Reasi, Abdul Hamid, son of Mohammdoo of Bagha Reasi, Mohammad Haif, son of Abdul Rashid of Dharmari Reasi, Farman Ali, son of Juma of Dharmari Reasi and Mohammad Afzal, son of Jamal Din of Bagga Reasi in a case registered under FIR Number 17/2013 under Sections 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and Section 120-B, 201 RPC registered in Police Station VOJ (now ACBJ) before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Udhampur.
The instant case was registered on the basis of outcome of verification conducted by VOJ (now ACB) into the allegations that X-En (R&B) Special Division Mahore has shown executed 162 works departmentally during financial year 2010-11 involving total amount of Rs 2,53,87,520 without inviting any tenders, thereby defeating the purpose of rationality of rates and got works executed through professional contractors and made payment without deducting service tax.
Verification further revealed that Ex-En R&B Special Sub Division Mahore Reasi namely Sunil Gupta had abused his official position and allotted the works amounting to Rs.2.53 crores approximately to contractors under the garb of departmental execution and further benefitted them by not deducting service tax while releasing payments in their favour.
After completing the investigation of case, sanction for launching of prosecution of the accused in-service public servant was also obtained from the competent authority and accordingly Anti-Corruption Bureau produced charge sheet before Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Udhampur.
The next date of hearing in the case has been fixed for May 1, 2021.
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