ACB produces charge sheet against Ex Executive Enginner R&B Divn Bandipora

Srinagar: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced charge-sheet in case FIR 08/2019 u/s 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2),4-A of the Prevention of Corruption Act Samvat 2006 of P/S ACB Kashmir against Abdul Aziz Bhat the then Executive Engineer R& B Division Bandipora.
In a statement issued here on Thursday the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said that the instant case was registered on the basis of a written complaint lodged in Police Station Anti Corruption Bureau wherein it was alleged that the complainant has executed and completed the works of R&B Division, Bandipora, but Abdul Aziz Bhat, the then Executive Engineer Bandipora was not releasing the payments. Revealing that the complainant petitioned former Executive Engineer many a times, but he did not release the payment of Rs.5,18,089/- without bribe, the ACB in its statement said “ finally the said Executive Engineer demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000/- for release of the payment of bill for Rs.5,18,089/-.”
Saying that after registration a Case FIR No. 08/2019 P/S ACB, a trap team was constituted and the services of independent witness were utilized on April 26 last year, the ACB said that the accused Abdul Aziz Bhat, the then Executive Engineer R&B Division Bandipora was arrested red handed while demanding and accepting an amount of Rs.20,000/- money from the complainant.
“The Investigation of the case was concluded as proved against the aforementioned accused public servant for launching prosecution and the chargesheet was produced in the court of law.Next date of hearing has been fixed on December 26”, the statement reads.