JAMMU, Aug 21: The Special Judge Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Kashmir, Adnan Sayeed framed charges against retired JKAS officer Bashir Ahmed and former District Magistrate Anantnag and gun dealer in arms license scam.
The said officer during his tenure as DM Anantnag between July 2014 and August 2015, issued 2,910 arms licenses illegally, flouting all norms of verification and eligibility. The probe revealed that the licenses were issued to ineligible persons-many of them not even residents of J&K-without police verification, without files being processed and in violation of the Arms Act and Rules.
Charges have been framed under Sections 120-B, 420, 471 of the Ranbir Penal Code and Section 5(1)(d) read with 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006 Both accused pleaded not guilty when charges were read out in open court and opted for trial.
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