Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Haq Nawaz Zargar today framed charges against Rajinder Kumar, Executive Engineer and Mohammad Farooq, Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO), who were booked by Vigilance Organization Jammu (Now Anti-Corruption Bureau) in a trap case.
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After hearing APP MA Almansoor for the ACB whereas Senior Advocate Sunil Sethi for the Executive Engineer and Advocate K S Charak for the Mohammad Farooq, court observed, “there is enough material on record to show prima facie that both the accused persons had abused their official position by demanding and accepting bribe money”.
“One accused had demanded and accepted Rs 45000 as illegal gratification from the complainant on his own behalf as well as on behalf of second accused for favouring the complainant in order to clear his CC-2 bill which otherwise was their duty under law and, as such, are liable for commission of offences punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act”, the court said.
“They are, therefore, ordered to be charged accordingly. The charge against both of them stands read over and explained to them in open court. Both the accused plead not guilty and claimed to be tried. Their plea has been recorded. The prosecution, is therefore, called upon to substantiate the charge by leading evidence”, read the order of the court.
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