Crime Branch Starts Probe Into Illegal structures, shopping malls in Srinagar

Crime Branch Starts Probe Into Illegal structures, shopping malls in Srinagar

Srinagar August  7 (PTK) Crime Branch Kashmir is conducting “checks” at a number of places in Srinagar regarding illegal structures including shopping malls amid complaints about the involvement of top Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials.

Crime Branch in a press release said that the Crime branch Kashmir started conducting checks across the city since early Friday morning.

There have been numerous allegations that SMC top brass has allowed illegal structures including shopping malls to come up without following the due procedures against illegal gratifications an official said,adding that there also are complaints that some shopping complex have been allowed without provision of mandatory parking spaces.

Also numerous complaints have been received that where the officials of the SMC have allowed large deviation of building permissions and at instances, there are complaints that some structures have been allowed without even permission.”

Those who found guilty in flouting norms will be dealt as per law and further investigation into the matter has been taken up, He added(PTK)