Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 30: The Vigilance Organization Kashmir today registered a case against Ajaz Hussain Sahaf, the then Executive Engineer Irrigation Division Sumbal Sonawari, Mohammad Ramzan Genaie the then Head Clerk Irrigation Division Sumbal Sonawari, Tariq Ahmad Khan, Senior Assistant the then Establishment Clerk Irrigation Division Sumbal Sonawari, and Nisar Ahmad Itoo (beneficiary) for their involvement in allegations of illegal regularization of temporarily engaged orderly/beneficiary.
“The accused under a well knit conspiracy hatched among themselves have illegally regularized the temporary engaged beneficiary as permanent Orderly by preparing / attesting his service book and have drawn full salary in his favour as that of a regular permanent Orderly since January 1, 2009 thereby conferring wrongful gain in his favour by way of abuse of their official positions and causing loss to the State exchequer,’’ official sources said.
The Vigilance Organization Kashmir has also registered a case against Abdul Rashid Dar, the then BMO Kulgam (now retired), Mohammad Ashraf Parray, the then Senior Assistant presently posted in BMO Office Qazigund and Mukhtiyar Ahmad Khan, the then Nursing Orderly, functioning as Assistant Cashier in the office of BMO Kulgam.
First two accused have already been arrested in another case while Mukhtiyar Ahmed was arrested today for dishonestly and fraudulently transferring / facilitating withdrawals to the tune of Rs 56, 76,198 through several beneficiaries. The investigation of the case has been taken up.
The Vigilance Organization Jammu has also registered a case against Dr Nutan Kumar Resutra, the then Principal Government Degree College Udhampur on the basis of a verification conducted into the allegations that during his posting as Principal in the college in the year 2010-12 he spent more than Rs10 lakh on renovation of his quarter in Udhampur College Campus, which otherwise falls under the purview of PWD (R&B) as PWD charges rent of all the quarters located inside the College campus on monthly basis.
Nutan had floated quotation for different types of works which were purely technical in nature. Instead of executing the work through PWD (R&B), he misused his official position, charged higher rates for the different types of works and spent Rs 23.13 lakh on 32 minor works which were executed departmentally on the basis of quotations.
“The comparative statements were certified by the committee members in a mechanical manner without any survey or application of mind. Neither the technical sanctions/estimates were obtained nor the bills/vouchers were technically verified,’’ sources said.
In addition to this, the mandatory service tax has not been deducted from the payments made to the contractors on different occasions. After the allotment of the works to the contractors, the CDRs were not obtained and PWD (R&B) was not consulted for the technical guidance. A loss to the tune of Rs 3,01,453 on account of excess payment and non deduction of the tax has been caused to the State exchequer. The investigation of the case is going on.
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