STATE TIMES NEWS
SOPORE: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has caught an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of PWD (R&B) Division Sopore for demanding commission and accepting bribe from a contractor for processing bills.
According to a statement, the ACB had received a complaint from a contractor against AEE PWD (R&B) Division Sopore, Mubarak Ahmad Ganie alleging therein that he is demanding commission of 2 percent as bribe from him for processing his current bill as well as on previous bills cleared by him.
It was alleged by the complainant that he was executing construction of Lecture Block G+2 of GDC Sopore under supervision of PWD R&B division sopore for which CC 8th bill was prepared and checked by the concerned JE but when he approached AEE Mubarak Ahmad Ganie for further processing his bill for payments, he demanded 2 percent commission as bribe from the contractor on current bill as well as on previous bills of contractor checked and cleared by him.
The complainant further alleged that AEE was refusing to process his bill further unless his commission 2 percent commission was paid by the complainant to him, as the contractor was not interested in paying bribe to AEE. Under these circumstances, the complainant approached the ACB with his written complaint and requested for legal action against the AEE for demanding commission from him and for not processing his pending bill for payments without receiving said 2% commission.
On receipt of the complaint, the allegations were verified discreetly by the Anti Corruption Bureau .The complaint and subsequent discreet verification report prima facie discloses commission of offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) on the part of Mubarak Ahmad Ganie, AEE PWD (R&B) Division Sopore, District Baramulla.
Accordingly a case FIR No 13-2024 under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) was registered against against him at PS ACB Baramulla and investigations were put into motion.
During investigation, a trap team headed by Dy.SP rank officer was constituted at Police Station ACB Baramulla. The team laid a successful trap and accused AEE was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 25000 from contractor at PWD R&B office Sopore District Baramulla on October 16, 2024. Accordingly, after completing all legal formalities the accused AEE was arrested on the spot. The bribe money of Rs 25000 was also recovered from his possession in the presence of independent witnesses, beside this during his personal search some cash was also recovered from his possession which is subject matter of further investigations.
Subsequently residential house as well as official accommodation of the accused was also searched following due process laid down under law ,during which incriminating documents were recovered & seized in presence of magistrate & independent witnesses. Meanwhile as mandated under law, the accused AEE was presented before court of Spl Judge Anti-Corruption Court Baramulla and was remanded for 9 days police custody. Further investigation of the instant case is going on.