SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisaion (SVO) has produced a challan in a local court against a retired Executive Engineer and others in a corruption case of 2005-2006.
A SVO spokesman today said the organisation produced challan before the Court of Special Judge, anti- corruption, Kashmir against Mohammad Sultan Sheikh, the then Executive Engineer, Electric Division Budgam ( now retired), Parvez Naqash, the then Executive Engineer, Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA)A Gulmarg, now retired and others including private suppliers.
He said a case was registered on October 5,2007 on outcome of inquiry on allegation that the officers and officials of Electric Division Budgam misused of their official position during 2005-06.
It was proved during the investigation that they have purchased electric items which were not required at all by the department on exorbitant rates which resulted in huge wrongful loss to the state exchequer.