Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 14: Vigilance Organization has booked some officers and officials of Export Oriented Handloom Development Project Samba for committing irregularities in auction of iron scrap and thus causing a loss of more than Rs 7 lakh.
A case FIR number 22/2014 P/S VOJ under Section 5(1) (D),5(2)(d)PC Act SVT 2006 read with Section 120- B RPC against the accused officers and officials has been registered on the basis of outcome of an preliminary enquiry conducted into the allegations.
The enquiry revealed that Project Manager Export Oriented Handloom Develop-ment Project (EOHDP) Samba called tenders for auctioning of iron scrap-on “as it is where it is basis” for the material lying in the premises of the EOHDP Samba. The contract was awarded to M/s Lakshmi General Store who lifted 11,850/-Kg of iron scrap and Rs 1, 61,616 were earned by the Handloom Development Corporation (HDC).
The enquiry further revealed that M/s Sunil Iron Scrap had quoted Rs 2,81,000 per lot and Iron scrap was lying in (03) lots, the cost of which is calculated at Rs 8,43,000/- and by adding 5 percent to this amount the value comes to Rs 8,85,150/. In this way, the officers/officials of (EOHDP) Samba caused a loss of Rs 7, 23,534 /-to the State exchequer.
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