Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 31: Anti-Corruption Bureau today produced charge-sheet against the then officers/officials of CA&PD Reasi for misappropriation of huge amount on account of carriage charges of ration.
Charge-sheet in case FIR number 19/2012, under section 5 (1)(c)(d) read with section 5(2) of PC Act Samvat-2006 and section 120-B, 201 RPC of P/S VOJ (now ACB Jammu) against Ghar Singh of Patoli Gurha Brahamana, Jammu, then Tehsil Supply Officer Chassana/Sungri of District Reasi (now retired), Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din of Gulabgarh A/P Sector No. 2 Pamposh Colony, Channi Rama, Jammu, then Storekeeper of TSO Chasana, Abdul Hamid of Gulabgarh Reasi, then Storekeeper Sungri (now retired), Ab Qayoom Mir of village Majhoor Thanamandi, Rajouri, then Assistant Director CA&PD Reasi (now retired) and Ramesh Chander Bhagat, resident of Near ITI College Samba, then Assistant Director CA&PD Reasi (now retired), was produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Udhampur.
The brief facts of the case are that a verification was conducted by the Anti Corruption Bureau Jammu into the allegations pertaining to misappropriation of huge amount with respect to disbursement of payments made to different ration dealers on account of carriage charges for dispatching ration to far flung areas etc. Investigation revealed that the accused public servants, under a conspired plan, had withdrawn an amount of Rs 66 lakh (approx) with dishonest intention by showing dispatches of Below Poverty Line (BPL), Antyodaya Awas Yojana (AAY) ration in excess to the allotted quota to the respective dealers of far flung areas and misappropriated the carriage charges. It caused loss to the Govt exchequer.
It was found that Abdul Qayoom & Ramesh Chander during their posting as Assistant Director, FCS&CA Department Reasi connived with the co-accused Ghar Singh, then TSO Sungri/Chasana and Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din then Storekeeper, Sungri, Abdul Hamid, then Storekeeper Chasana and released carriage charges for excess quota of food grains in the name of 17 dealers, who in actual were not entitled for excess quota as shown against their name. This caused huge loss to the Government exchequer. The counterfoils of permit issue books, utilization certificate/original distribution registers submitted by the dealers of Chasana and Sungri etc were destroyed.
On the strength of facts and circumstances, the investigation established the commission of offences against the accused public servants. Next date of hearing is fixed on October 1, 2021.
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