Srinagar, June 26 -- Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet before the court of special judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, against two retired public servants for their alleged involvement in the embezzlement and misappropriation of government store material worth around Rs. 2.13 crore in the then PHE (Hydraulic) Division, Bandipora. The ACB said that the chargesheet has been filed against Bashir Ahmad Sheikh, then senior assistant/storekeeper, and Mukhtar Ahmad Mir, then in-charge executive engineer, PHE (Hydraulic) division, Bandipora, for offences punishable under Sections 5(1)(c) and 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Jammu & Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006, and Sections 409 and 120-B RPC. "The case originated from source information alleging large-scale embezzlement of government store material procured by the PHE (Hydraulic) division, Bandipora, during the financial year 2011-12. An open verification conducted by the then Vigilance Organisation revealed shortages and deficiencies in store material, leading to the registration of the case and initiation of a detailed investigation, which revealed that the accused public servants, entered into a criminal conspiracy and dishonestly misappropriated substantial quantities of GI Pipes, Union GI Pipes, QCC Pipes and TOR Steel (TMT Bars)," the ACB spokesmansaid. HTC...