Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- The Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar on Friday convicted former Executive Engineer of Rural Engineering Wing (REW) Ganderbal, Ghulam Nabi Dar and his then orderly Mohammad Shameem Parra in a nearly 10-year-old bribery case, sentencing both to four years' simple imprisonment and fines on each count.

The court, presided over by Special Judge Tasleem Arief, found the two guilty under Section 4-A and Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1)(d) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of the State Ranbir Penal Code.

The judgment was pronounced on August 14, 2026, in case FIR No. 02/2014 registered by the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir, now Anti-Corruption Bureau.

The case arose from a complaint lodged ...