Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 17: Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Ritesh Dubey has framed corruption charges against Dharam Pal, the then storekeeper of CAPD Samba.
According to the prosecution case, a verification into the allegations of misappropriation of APL food grains by the storekeeper CAPD Samba Jagdish Singh Jamwal holding charge of TSO Samba also, revealed that he had misappropriated 740 qtls wheat, 170 qtls atta, 500 qtls rice and 55 qtls sugar of subsidized APL ration by showing fraudulent disbursement to few dealers.
Carriage charges of the same were also shown drawn in favour of the dealers which actually were never disbursed to the dealers by the TSO. Test check of 13 dealers revealed the misappropriation of Rs 7,73,300 on account of fraudulent disbursement of food grains, Rs 81,911 on account of carriage/commission by Incharge TSO.
It was also found that Jagdish Singh Jamwal and Amarjeet Singh remained posted as TSO Samba with effect from 11/2009 to 6/2010 and 6/2010 to 9/2010 whereas Dharampal was posted as storekeeper Samba with effect from 11/2009 to 9/2010. It has also been found that Dharampal in conspiracy with TSO Amarjeet Singh misappropriated ration by showing fraudulent disbursement to different dealers.
The signatures of storekeeper Dharampal on the issue register of tallied with his admitted signatures as per FSL report. He could not explain to whom he issued the food grains nor he could produce any copies of gate passes pertaining to the issuance of food grains as such offences under Sections 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d) read with 5(2) J&K PC Act and Sections 409/467/468/471/120-B RPC have been proved against the accused Jagdish Singh Jamwal (dead), Amarjeet Singh (dead) and Dharampal.
After hearing both the sides, the Special Judge Anticorruption observed, “the charge can be framed on the basis of strong suspicion and role played by the accused for purpose of various acts and omissions involved herein, definitely cannot be said to be beyond suspicion”.
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