An anti-corruption court has awarded three year imprisonment to employees of education department in Pulwama district for making illegal appointments.Additional Judge Anti-Corruption, Pulwama, Virinder Singh Bhou convicted accused Mohammad Akbar Dar, Shahnaza Akhter and Abdul Aziz Shah, in Case FIR No. 105/1997 of Police Station VOK.The court sentenced directed the convicted persons to undergo simple three year imprisonment for the commission of offence under section 5(2) J&K P.C Act and imposed fine of Rs. 10,000 on them and further imprisonment of one year in default of payment of fine.A VOK official told KNS the instant case owes its origin to an enquiry that illegal appointment order in favour of Shahzada Akhter, Mahmooda Banu, Saleema Akhter, Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Shahnaza Akhter, Fayaz Ahmad Shah, Wahida Akhter and Suraya Asaim were fraudulently issued in violation of Recruitment Rules by DEO Pulwama Ali Mohammad Mir and the then Chief Education Officer Haleema Mufti.It was further revealed that another Chief Education Officer Ab. Majid Bhat in connivance with then Dy. Commissioner Pulwama yameam Qureshi have made some appointments of Craft Teachers, Laboratory Bearers , peons etc.
Following complaints to VOK, FIR No. 105/97 under section 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act r/w Section 120-BRPC was registered against the accused in Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir in the year 1997.“The investigating Officer after thorough investigation established Criminal Misconduct in terms of section 5(2) J&K P.C Act under Sections 420,468,120B, 204 RPC against the accused persons and after completion of investigation, charge sheet was produced against the accused persons before the Court of Special Judge Anti-corruption Kashmir by vigilance Organization on 06.03.2003,” the official said.He added that for conspiring the offence abetted under Section 5 (1)(d) of PC Act read with section 5(2) of PC Act for offence under section 120-B RPC is again convicted and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three years and pay a fine of Rs. 10,000 and in default of payment of fine accused shall further undergo simple imprisonment for one year.Nisar Ahmad Allaqband, Public Prosecutor, was pleading the case on behalf of Vigilance Organisation. (KNS)