Srinagar, June 25: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a chargesheet against two individuals for fraud, criminal conspiracy, and selling counterfeit agricultural products. The investigation revealed that the accused had wrongfully profited at the expense of farmers, horticulturists, and a company.
Complaints were lodged regarding the alleged distribution of fake ‘Glo Potash’ agricultural products in Kashmir. Following this, the case was handed over to the EOW. After conducting its investigation, the EOW submitted a chargesheet against the two accused in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Sopore.
The accused include Shahbaz Ahmad Bhat from Sopore and Khursheed Ahmad Mir from Rajpora, Pulwama. Both are charged with fraud, criminal conspiracy, and selling fake agricultural products.
Previously, the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) filed a chargesheet in court against a former Block Development Officer (BDO), an Executive Engineer, and five others for embezzlement of government funds. According to the ACB, they were involved in corruption, criminal conspiracy, fraud, and misappropriation of funds allocated for development works in the Lolab/Lalpora block of Kupwara district.
An official statement noted that the ACB filed the chargesheet against six government employees and a contractor in the court of the Anti-Corruption Special Judge in Baramulla under the FIR. This case originated from complaints of large-scale irregularities in development works carried out through the Rural Development Department in the Lolab block of Kupwara.
The ACB’s investigation uncovered serious discrepancies in projects such as the construction of ‘Margi Diver (Karivan) Phase-1 at Sarband’ and ‘Diver-B Fish Farming Pond.’ The investigation revealed issues such as incorrect measurements, billing for work that was never completed, unauthorized work on forest land, and payments made for substandard work. Following these findings, an FIR was registered, and an investigation commenced. It was discovered that the accused government employees conspired with the contractor, misused their positions, and facilitated fraudulent work completion, falsified records, inflated measurements, and unauthorized disbursement of government funds.
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