J&K Crime Branch Files Charge-Sheet in Auqaf Land-Grab Case, Names 12 Including 4 Ex-Revenue Officials
The case now enters court following a decade-long probe into alleged fraudulent transfer of Auqaf land.
Overview
- The challan was submitted on September 27 to the Special Judge Anti-Corruption in Jammu for judicial determination.
- FIR No. 20/2013 arose from a complaint by the Administrator of Auqaf Islamia Jammu over 26 kanals allegedly grabbed at Chatha Gujran.
- Charges cite RPC Sections 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Those named include former officials Daljeet Singh and Som Dutt, with Ram Saran and Abdul Fani recorded as deceased.
- Police also named Mukhtyar Ahmed, Tariq Hussain and Abdul Sattar, who has died, saying documentary evidence supports the allegations.