Srinagar- A former BJP office bearer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing laptops and desktop computers for a college in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Mukhtar Ahmad Mir was arrested on the charges of forgery and stealing property worth Rs 30 lakhs from a polytechnic college in the district. The stolen items included several laptops and desktop computers, they added.
Mir, a former district general secretary of the BJP, is also facing charges of forging stamps of senior officials in rural development department, revenue department and a bank, the officials said.
They said police has registered a case under relevant sections of the law and started investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, a BJP spokesperson said Mir was expelled from the party on December 2024.
“The BJP does not support any criminal or anti-social activity. We are for justice and against corruption,” the spokesperson said.
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