Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 9: Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VoK) today produced charge-sheet in multi-crore Lethpora land scam against a former Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) and others in anti-corruption court.
A spokesman of VoK said the Special Judge Anti Corruption Court, Pulwama, framed charge against 60 accused persons in a case under FIR number 37/2010 on March 28, 2016.
“The case pertained to misappropriation of compensation amount of over Rs. 22 crore committed by accused persons in league with each other and with employees of J&K Bank of Lethpora and Awantipora branches,” said the spokesman.
He said the compensation which was meant for disbursement among the eligible beneficiaries/ land owners of four lanning National Highway in Lethpora village and other adjacent villages by operating accounts of Collector Land Acquisition National Highway through which all the fraudulent drawals by resorting to manipulation of records through dubious means with criminal intent to misappropriate the compensation amount have dishonestly been made.
“The investigation of the case was completed by Vigilance Organization as proved and charge-sheet was produced against accused persons including Adil Rashid Naqash, the then Additional Deputy Commiss-ioner Pulwama, (Collector Land Acquisition National Highway) and others, on 28-04-2015,” the spokesman said.
The VoK spokesman further said that Special Anti Corruption Judge Pulwama, VS Bhou, after hearing the Special Public Prosecutor for Vigilance Organization and the counsels for accused ordered the framing of charges against these accused.
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