Srinagar, May 4 : The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused persons, including four officials of the Srinagar Municipal Committee (SMC) and seven private beneficiaries, in connection with a case related to unauthorised construction of six illegal structures in the city.
The charge sheet was presented before the court of Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, in case FIR No. 24/2020, registered at ACB Police Station Srinagar. The accused have been charged under Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006, and Section 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), which pertains to criminal conspiracy.
According to the ACB, the case was registered after allegations surfaced that six illegal structures were raised in Jawhar Nagar, Gonikhan, Hari Singh High Street, and Wazir Bagh areas of Srinagar without obtaining valid building permissions from the competent authority. The construction was allegedly carried out in connivance with serving SMC officers and officials.
The investigation, based on oral and documentary evidence, has fully substantiated the charges against the accused, the ACB said in a statement. “The conspiracy between the government functionaries and the private beneficiaries was proved beyond doubt,” it added.
After obtaining the requisite sanction from the government for the prosecution of the public servants involved, the ACB submitted the charge sheet before the court. The next date of hearing has been fixed for June 16, 2026.
Further proceedings in the matter are awaited the official added. (KNS)
