Srinagar, August 14, KDC: The Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, has convicted a former Executive Engineer of Rural Engineering Wing (REW), Ganderbal, and an orderly in a trap case registered by the erstwhile Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK), now Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
The convicts have been identified as Ghulam Nabi Dar, the then Executive Engineer, REW Ganderbal, and Mohd. Shameem Parra, the then Orderly.
The case, registered as FIR No. 02/2014 under Police Station VOK, now ACB Srinagar, pertained to the demand and acceptance of illegal gratification during the processing of a contractor’s bill.
According to the prosecution, the accused were booked under relevant provisions of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, including criminal misconduct under Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1)(d), acceptance of illegal gratification under Section 4-A, and criminal conspiracy under Section 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code.
After hearing the case, the court held both accused guilty of the charges and sentenced each of them to four years’ simple imprisonment along with a fine of ₹10,000 on each count. The sentences have been ordered to run concurrently.
The case was represented before the court by Special Public Prosecutor Wajahat Jamil (CPO) on behalf of the ACB.
The judgment was pronounced on August 14, 2026, by Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, Tasleem Arief. (KDC)
