Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Court in Doda has convicted two engineers of the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department in a trap case.
According to an official statement, Judge Archana Charak of the Anti-Corruption Court Doda found Syed Ikhlaq Hussain Peer, AEE, and Raja Faisal, JE—both formerly posted in PWD (R&B) West Sub Division Doda—guilty in FIR No. 14/2011 under Section 5(1)(d) read with 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006, and Sections 120-B & 161 RPC, registered at Police Station VOJ (now ACB).
The court sentenced each of the accused to rigorous imprisonment of one year and a fine of Rs 10,000 under Section 120-B RPC; one year rigorous imprisonment and Rs 10,000 fine under Section 161 RPC; and one year rigorous imprisonment with a Rs 10,000 fine under Section 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006.
The case stemmed from a complaint by a contractor who had completed blacktopping work on the Doda–Ganeka road. Although 75% of the payment had been released, the accused officers allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 45,000 for the release of the remaining amount, causing harassment to the complainant.
A trap was subsequently laid in Doda City, during which Raja Faisal, JE, was caught red-handed accepting the bribe of Rs 45,000 in the presence of independent witnesses.
