Srinagar, Aug. 11 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday filed a chargesheet against 10 persons, including nine public servants and a contractor, in a case involving alleged embezzlement of government store material, fraudulent release of a security deposit and other irregularities related to the construction of a steel bridge at Lastiyal-Kalaroose in Kupwara district.

According to the ACB, the case originated from an open verification conducted by the erstwhile Vigilance Organisation Kashmir into allegations of loss to the state exchequer in connivance with officials of the PWD (R&B) Division, Kupwara.

The investigation found that the bridge work was allotted to contractor Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Lone in September 2010 with a complet...