ACB registers FIR against SMC officials after construction norms “brazenly” violated in Rajbagh

Srinagar, Sept 01 (KNS): Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday registered FIR against officials of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) into their alleged role of building illegal construction of Abdullah Shopping Plaza at Kursu Rajbagh, Srinagar.
As per officials, a Joint Surprise Check (JSC) was conducted by ACB Police Station Srinagar to look into the allegations of illegal construction of Abdullah Shopping Plaza at Kursoo Rajbagh, Srinagar.
They said that during JSC it was surfaced that vide No. 2926 of 2018 dated 05.08.2018 building permission was issued by SMC in favor of Mohammad Abdullah Dar son of Abdul Kabir Dar resident of Rajbagh for extension of already existing three storey house after dismantling the existing single storey shops adjacent to the house for the plinth area of 560 SFT and remitted height of 36 FT.
The investigation into the matter revealed that Mohammad Abdullah Dar under the garb of said order No. 2926 of 2018, in its utter violation, constructed a four-storied commercial complex after dismantling the single storey shops.
It was surfaced that the concerned officials didn’t stop the construction nor took action against the legal act. The SMC officials instead providing ample opportunity to the beneficiary for completion of four-storied commercial structure and intentionally delayed issuance of demolition notice which was served only after completion structure after a gap of 14 months from commencement of illegal construction, said ACB officials.
They further said that the officers/officials of SMC in lieu of pecuniary benefits, under a well-knit conspiracy with the beneficiary, by abuse of their official position, allowed illegal construction of commercial structure with plinth area on the ground floor of 1672 SFT, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor of 1700 SFT with a vertical height of 44.06 SFT and with no setbacks of north, south and west at Kursoo, Rajbagh and themselves.
ACB officials further added that accordingly, a case under FIR N0.11/2020 U/S 5 (1) (d), r/w 5(2) of PC Act-2006 Svt. and 120 RPC was registered against the officers/officials of SMC was registered on 27-08-2020, and in compliance to a court order dated 29-08-2020, searches were conducted in residential houses of accused persons, namely Mehraj-ud-din Bhuja, Ward Officer Bemina, Nisar Ahmad Rah, Building Inspector Nawab Bazar, Bashir Ahmad Shah, Enforcement Officer Peer Bagh areas of Srinagar and Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Building Inspector Doru Anantnag and incriminating material/documents, have been recovered.
Officials also added that the investigation of the case is underway. (KNS) 

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