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J&K ACB Files Chargesheet Against 14 in Srinagar Illegal Building Permission Case

Investigators say the scheme relied on a permit issued in a deceased man's name to seize state land in Barthana.

The next date of hearing of the case has been fixed on October 7. (File)

Overview

  • FIR No. 04/2019 names 14 accused under the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and 120-B RPC after an ACB probe in Srinagar.
  • Those charged include 11 Srinagar Municipal Corporation officers, one Revenue official, and two private beneficiaries.
  • ACB alleges the building permission was issued in the late Ghulam Qadir Sofi’s name and used by his son, Mohammad Arif Sofi, to raise a commercial structure in violation of approved drawings.
  • According to the bureau, manipulated revenue records enabled encroachment on state land at Barthana, Qamarwari (Khasra No. 90).
  • Prosecution sanction was obtained and the case was placed before the Special/Additional Anti-Corruption Judge in Srinagar, with the next hearing scheduled for October 7, 2025.