Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 1: On corruption charges, Vigilance Organization booked a DySP alongwith his wife, then Tehsildar Kalakote and then Patwari Halqa Teryath, whose residences were also simultaneous raided for the search of relevant records.
A case FIR No. 14/2018 u/s 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 has been registered against Revenue officials namely Tarsem Lal, then Tehsildar Kalakote; Ajaz Ahmed Malik, then Patwari Halqa Teryath and then Inspector Balkrishan Sharma (now DySP) and his wife Oma Devi at Police Station VOJ.
After registration of the case yesterday, Vigilance today conducted simultaneous raids at the residences of accused persons in Rajouri, Darhal and Jammu. During the process, all relevant record and suspicious documents, which have been recovered from various locations, are being seized on spot in presence of independent witnesses.
The instant case was registered on the basis of enquiries conducted into the complaint lodged against Balkrishan Sharma that he by misusing his official position, had managed illegal entry in the name of his wife Oma Devi in respect of State land falling under Khasra Number 807 of village Keri Teryath.
During the course of verification, it was found that Revenue officials of the relevant time attested mutations under LB6 and S432 with respect to the State land falling under Khasra No. 807 at village Keri, Teryath in favour of occupants in violations of the prescribed rules and norms.
It further surfaced during verification that said Balkrishan Sharma, of Keri, Teryath, then Inspector in J&K Police and posted as PA to SSP/DIG Rajouri in district Rajouri for 25 years, under a well knit conspiracy hatched with then Tehsildar Kalakote namely Tarsem Lal and then Patwari Halqa Teryath namely Ajaz Ahmed Malik, managed mutations number 885 and 886, dated 02.11.2012 of State land measuring one kanal and 05 marlas under Khasra No. 807 situated at village Keri Teryath, Rajouri in favour of his wife Oma Devi under the provisions of LB6 and S432, in clear violation to the rules and norms prescribed under law as Oma Devi was not in continuing possession of the said State land since Kharief 1957-58 which is a mandatory requirement for conferring ownership rights under said provisions.
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