SRINAGAR, Aug 30: The Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar presided over by Surinder Singh has discharged the former Works Minister and senior PDP leader- Naeem Akhtar and former MD JKPCC along with other officials from the charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and other offences.
The challan which was outcome of the FIR No.10/2019 registered against the Minister and JKPCC officials was registered under Section 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) Prevention of Corruption Act and under RPC Sections of 420 (cheating), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence), 167 (create or translate an incorrect document etc) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) pertained to alleged irregularity in appointing one Vikar Mustafa Shonthu as Managing Director of Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corp.
The Crime Branch was investigating the case and after thorough investigation the charge-sheet was filed by the investigating agency against the trio in the year 2021.
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