Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 22: Anti-Corruption Bureau today produced charge sheet against Nazir Ahmed Sheikh, then Officer on Special Duty of Nasir Goni, Chief Engineer, (R&B) Jammu (now retired) and Raju Singh, then driver in the office of Nasir Goni.
Charge sheet was produced before Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu, in case FIR Number 22/2019 U/S 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act 2006 and Section 4-A & 4-F of J&K PC Act Amendment-2014) ACB.
The instant case FIR was registered on the written complaint lodged by Suresh Kumar Gupta of Reasi, who is working as a contractor in PWD (R&B) Deptt under Self Help Group M/s Guru Nanak Builders Jammu. An amount of Rs 32.12 lakh was pending for payment by the PWD Deptt to him for work executed on Reasi-Angi Road. For release of the payment, he approached Chief Engineer Office PWD (R&B) Jammu number of time, where the accused Nazir Ahmed, OSD to Chief Engineer Nasir Goni, demanded bribe of Rs 70 thousand for release of Rs 10 lakh for pending funds.
On his complaint in this regard, Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu laid a trap and OSD Nazir Ahmed was caught red handed while demanding and accepting Rs 70,000/-. Accused Raju Singh, then driver PWD (R&B) Chief Engineer Office Jammu had abetted the demand of bribe and accepted the same from complainant Suresh Kumar Gupta on the direction of accused Nazir Ahmed.
On completion of investigation and after obtaining prosecution sanction in respect of accused public servant, the charge sheet against accused persons was produced. Next date of hearing is 22-03-2021.
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