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J&K Anti-Corruption Court Jails Retired IAS Officer for Disproportionate Assets

The ruling caps a case opened in 1997 by the erstwhile Vigilance Organisation Kashmir.

The chargesheet of the case was presented on November 13, 2000, before the court of anti-corruption, Srinagar, for judicial determination. (File)
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Overview

  • Additional Special Judge Faizan-ul-Haq Iqbal in Srinagar convicted Habibul Hassan Beigh in FIR No. 22/1997.
  • The court sentenced him to one year in jail and a ₹15 lakh fine.
  • The Anti-Corruption Bureau said oral and documentary evidence proved he amassed assets beyond known income during service.
  • The case was registered on April 24, 1997 under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the J&K assets declaration law, with the chargesheet filed on November 13, 2000.
  • Beigh is a retired IAS officer who served on the J&K Special Tribunal, and the prosecution was argued by Senior Prosecuting Officer Wajahat Jameel.