Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act on outcome of a verification regarding allegations related to misappropriation by Bashir Ahmad Shah, the then Executive Engineer PHE Division Bijbehara, Anantnag and others.
During verification by the ACB into the allegations that the Executive Engineer PHE Division Bijbehara, Anantnag, by corrupt practices awarded different works to blue eyed contractors, it came to the fore that on Kishtwar-Simthan-Anantnag Road project, the allotments were cancelled and then converted into authorities with four times above the allotted cost.
In Water Supply Scheme Rambirpora Kheribal project and Guridraman Kokernag project, laying and fitting works were allotted to blue eyed contractors on approval and commission basis, while in Water Supply Scheme Hassan Pora Taweela project, fencing of pump operator quarters as Hassan Pora stands was issued two years back by showing it as an emergent work but still the work was unexecuted and had not been started yet.
“The physical status of the permanent flood restoration works were checked and most of the works do not exist anywhere etc,” an official handout issued by the ACB said.
During verification it also came to fore that an amount of Rs. 479.589 lacs has been shown as drawn on execution of different work components executed by the Division in flood restoration programme without following codal formalities and some permanent works were shown executed under the head of flood restoration works. Besides diversion of funds from flood restoration component to normal works programme was also detected which was done without mandatory approval.
Accordingly FIR No. 01/2020 P/S ACB, South Kashmir, under various Sections has been registered and investigations taken up.
Subsequent to registration of case, search was also conducted at residence of Bashir Ahmad Shah.
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