Srinagar, April 12 -- The probe found that several officials from the Rakhs and Farms Department, in connivance with revenue officials and private individuals, manipulated revenue records to inflate the actual land holdings of certain tenants (Kamas) at Rakh-e-Aerth, Budgam. These inflated land figures enabled the beneficiaries to claim excessive compensation under Government Order No. 56-Rev(S) of 2006.

For instance:

These manipulations led to an excess payout of Rs.38.20 lakh, resulting in a significant loss to the state exchequer.

The government, after granting sanction for prosecution, allowed the ACB to file charges against the following former officials:

Abdul Majid Akhtar, S/O Abdul Ahad Akhtar, R/O Saraiballa Srinagar (current...