Former MLC booked for bribery charges

Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organization Kashmir (SVO) today registered a case against a former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) for allegedly taking bribe in lieu of making appointments in police department.
A case has been registered against Mohammad Sultan Ganie alias Pandit Puri following a communication forwarded by General Administration Department to the SVO, an official of the SVO said here.
He said the case was registered against the former lawmaker on the basis of a "conclusion" arrived at by the Sate Accountability Commission in a complaint lodged before it by Sonuallah Mir, a resident of village Batagund of Handwara area of Kupwara district.

Mir had alleged that Ganie, the then MLC, had demanded and accepted Rs 60,000 gratification from him for getting his son and his son-in-law appointed in the state police department.
The said allegations were "verified" by the State Accountability Commission which established the allegations, the official said.