Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 5: J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau today produced challan against the official of Block Development Office, Kishtwar, employee of Post Office Thakrai, Kishtwar and others who are accused of committing bungling through fake accounts.
Challan of case FIR number 32/2017 P/S VOJ (now ACB), under section 5 (1) (d) (c) read with section 5(2) of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and sections 120-B/467/468/471 RPC, was presented before the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Doda, against accused persons namely Irshad Ahmed Kichloo of Kichloo Mohalla Kishtwar (then MPW Panchayat Keshwan), Vijay Kumar of Thakrai, Kishtwar (then Gramin Dak Sevak, Branch Post office Thakrai) and Abdul Samad of Nagrana Keshwan, Kishtwar.
The instant case was registered on the basis of a verification conducted into the allegations that one Abdul Samad and officials of Block Development Office, Kishtwar/Post Office Thakrai, Kishtwar in league with each other committed large scale bungling since 2009 and managed to open 21 fake accounts in the Post Office, Branch Thakrai without their knowledge and after opening these accounts the officials of BDO office Kishtwar prepared fake invoices and credited/deposited money in these accounts. Subsequently payment/wages amounting to Rs 4,32,327/- were released in favour of these 21 alleged fake accounts holders which were opened at Post Office Thakrai and remained operational w.e.f. 08/2009 to 04/2012. In this way, these accused persons in connivance with each other misappropriated the amount and caused loss to the State exchequer.
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