SRINAGAR

Anti Corruption Unit Raids SMC office after corruption complaints

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided SMC complex following complaints of corruption regarding the Municipal Office in the city.

The ACB conducted a surprise check on Monday in response to continuous complaints of corruption.

Reports said that a raid was conducted in the office of Joint Commissioner (Planning) and some documents were also seized during the raid.

The Anti Corruption Bureau is primarily responsible for the detection and investigation of cases of corruption and bribery among public servants.

Quoting officials of ACB a report said that the raid on the SMC complex was a “surprise check” and said such raids are conducted following “complaints” received by the anti-graft organisation. The official did not divulge more details about the complaint and the raid.

In May this year SMC Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu along with some of the corporators staged a protest and launched an indefinite hunger strike demanding removal of the joint commissioner planning for alleged “corruption”.

In September last year, the Anti-Corruption Bureau carried out raids at the residences of four SMC officials and recovered “incriminating documents” in connection with the illegal construction of a shopping plaza at Kursoo Rajbagh in Srinagar.

Sherjeel Malik

Sherjeel Malik is a content writer at Kashmir Digits. Apart from covering current affairs, Sherjeel likes to create content about sports and write opinion based articles.

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