Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 5: The Crime Branch (CB) Kashmir today booked a former cashier at District Police Lines (DPL) Srinagar for embezzlement of funds on account of salaries and the General Provident Fund (GPF).
The CB filed a challan against Absar Ahmad Dar S/o Ab. Aziz Dar R/o Solina Srinagar in case FIR No. 86/2004 U/S 409 RPC 5(2) PC Act of P/S Shaheed Gunj before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar.
The case, CB said, pertained to embezzlement, on account of salaries and the General Provident Fund (GPF) released from the treasury, by the accused person.
While stating the brief facts of the case, CB said that the officials of District Police Lines (DPL) Srinagar reported non-disbursal of their salaries/ GP fund by the cashier of DPL namely Absar Ahmad Dar.
“Consequent upon the complaint by the employees of District Police Lines Srinagar, the IGP Kashmir Zone ordered to carry out the audit of accounts of DPL Srinagar,” the CB said.
As per CB, the audit so conducted for the period from 02/2001 to 09/08/2004 observed that “an amount of Rs 44, 90,486 was not disbursed by the concerned cashier” among the employees of DPL Srinagar as he allegedly had embezzled the amount.
Accordingly, CB said, a case FIR No. 86/2004 U/S 409,467,468,471 RPC was registered against the accused in Police Station Shaheed Gunj Srinagar and investigation taken up.
The case was transferred to Crime Branch Kashmir vide PHQ order No. 3404 of 2004 dated 09-10-2004 for further investigation.
The CB said that during investigation it transpired that accused Absar Ahmad No.04/S posted as cashier DPL Srinagar was assigned the work of disbursing of pay/ supplementary pay/arrears /GP Fund/General arrears of Executive Police.
“The accused remain posted as a cashier at DPL Srinagar from 2001 up to August-2004 when the embezzlement came to fore,” CB said.
As per the CB, the investigation conducted substantiated that the total amount misappropriated by the accused cashier, worked out to the tune of Rs. 44, 90,486/- out of which Rs.26, 03,125 were recovered and disbursed.
“Accordingly offences U/S 409 RPC & 5(2) PC Act were found established against the accused Absar Ahmad Dar S/o Ab. Aziz Dar R/o Solina, Srinagar. Investigation with regard to the role of other suspects is underway and a supplementary charge sheet will be produced before the Court of law in due course of time,” it said.
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