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Chargesheet produced against former BMO in Rs 30 lakh fraud case

Last Updated on November 14, 2021 at 2:06 pm

Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced chargesheet in Case FIR NO: 47/2015 Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir against accused public servants namely Sheikh Farooq Nazir, the then Block Medical Officer, Uri, Baramulla and 16 other accused public servants including beneficiaries in the Court of Special Judge Anti-corruption Baramulla.

The instant Case was registered on outcome of a Preliminary Enquiry (P.E) conducted into allegations that the accused public servants in furtherance of criminal conspiracy had by abuse of their official position dishonestly and fraudulently drawn an amount of Rs. 30,70,000 on account of arrears in favour of 13 accused beneficiaries against monetary considerations despite having knowledge that the arrears drawn are not due to the beneficiaries as such have caused huge loss to the state exchequer.

An official spokesperson of ACB said, “The investigation of the case was concluded as proved against accused public servants and after the accord of sanction from Government for launching of prosecution against the accused persons, the chargesheet of the case was produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Baramullah. At the time of production of the Challan all the 17 accused were present in Court who were released on bail”.