Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday filed a charge-sheet against former director and former administrative officer of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura for fraudulent selection of a professor of oncology.
A statement by the Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar (Crime Branch Kashmir) today said that it produced the chargesheet in case (FIR No. 08/2019) under Section 418, 420, 466, 511 RPC, read with Section 5(2) PC Act of Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir against Mohammad Shafi Malla, the then Administrative Officer (Policy) SKIMS Soura, and Dr. A.G Ahangar, the then Director SKIMS Soura, in the Court of Additional Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Kashmir.
The statement said that the Crime Branch had received a written complaint that Director SKIMS Soura (Dr. A G Ahanger) had illegally and fraudulently made an ineligible person eligible for the post of Professor, Surgical Oncology at SKIMS Soura.
It was further alleged that the post for which the selection process had already been stayed by the High Court of J&K, was fraudulently re-advertised by Director SKIMS Soura, to facilitate the selection of an “ineligible candidate” by abuse of his powers and official position.
Following preliminary verification into the charges, a formal case was registered, CBK statement said.
It said offences punishable under Sections 418, 420, 466, 511 RPC, read with Section 5(2) PC Act have been established and proved against the accused persons and accordingly the chargesheet was presented before the Anti-Corruption Kashmir court for judicial determination.
