Jammu: Anti Corruption Bureau on Monday said that it has registered a case FIR No. 21/2020 in PS ACB Jammu against the officers/ officials of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and beneficiaries in illegal building permission case.
In a statement issued on Monday the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) said that the Case was registered on the basis of a verification conducted on a complaint alleging therein illegal construction by one Bhasin family in the name of M/s Hot Billion at Rehari Chungi with the active connivance of officers/officials of Jammu Municipal Corporation.
The statement further said “the verification revealed that one Sanjeev Bhasin S/o Inderjit Bhasin R/o 87-BC Road Rehari Jammu sought the permission for renovation/repair of his commercial building being run as a restaurant “Hot Billon” at Rehari Chungi Jammu to the extent of i) existing Area in G.F=102 Sqft., ii) Proposed area in G.F=127.5 Sqft., total (229.5 Sqft.) and iii) Proposed area in 1st floor=229.5 Sqft., which was granted to him vide No. 417/BC/2013 dated 22.07.2013”. Stating that besides the above mentioned permission so sought as well as granted, the ACB in it’s statement further said “ the permission was even granted for construction of 2nd floor in the same order by the Senior Town Planner, JMC Jammu to the extent of 229 Sqft., which was not sought by him”. The statement said it further surfaced during probe that the said owner has initially constructed the whole building illegally in connivance with the then officers/officials of JMC and under the garb of new permission raised a huge three storied commercial building.
“The verification further revealed that the owner has illegally constructed commercial building with an area of nearly 4570 Sqft. on 2nd floor without permission upon similar type of construction made for the ground and 1st floor”, the ACB statement reads, adding that “moreover the columns for the 3rd floor were also found to be laid and the said illegal huge commercial construction was facilitated illegally and dishonestly by the officers/officials of Jammu Municipality Corporation namely Farzana Naqashbani, then Sr. Town Planner, Satish Kahjuria, then Chief Khilafwarzi Officer, Abdul Gani, then Assistant Enforcement Officer and Madan Lal Padha, then Executive Officer which is in violation of sanctioned building plan, master plan, Zonal regulations and building Bye-Laws (COBO Act) etc”.
The ACB in it’s statement said that by acting in this manner, the above named officers/officials of JMC abused their official positions and in connivance with beneficiary namely Sanjeev Bhasin conferred huge benefits upon him.
The concluding para of the ACB statement further reads as under
“The aforementioned acts of omission and commission on the part of Farzana Naqashbandi, then Sr. Town Planner, Satish Khajuria, then Chief Khailafwarzi Officer JMC Jammu, Abdul Gani, then Assistant Enforcement Officer, Madan Lal Padha, then Executive Officer JMC Jammu, beneficiary namely Sanjeev Bhasin and others constitute offences punishable under section 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and Section 120-B RPC. Consequently a case FIR No. 21/2020 was registered in P/S ACB-Jammu and investigation taken up. Subsequently, search warrant was sought and searches were conducted. Incriminating material was seized during the searches conducted. Further investigation in the case is going on”.
