Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 11: Crime Branch Kashmir has booked then Manager and clerk of Baramulla Central Co-operative Bank (BCCB) Tanghdar for alleged embezzlement in the bank to the tune of Rs 21 lakhs.
Crime Branch Kashmir has registered FIR No. 43/2017 against Latief Ahmed Chalkoo, the then Manager BCCB Tanghdar and Gh Rasool Dar of Hajin Langate, then clerk BCCB Tanghdar (now retired), for alleged embezzlement in BCCB Branch Tanghdar and Sopore to the tune of Rs 21.00 lakh.
Preliminary enquiry conducted by Crime Branch Kashmir, revealed that the embezzlement amount was transferred/credited into various bank accounts and thereafter fraudulently withdrawn. It also came to fore that the accused persons used bank accounts of deceased persons also to defraud the BCCB Baramulla. It has also came to fore that in BCCB Branch Tangdhar ledgers, day books, account sheets, account opening forms etc have been manipulated and wrong entries have been reflected and accused persons deceitfully used account of one account holder and withdrew the said amount illegally and fraudulently without knowledge and consent of actual account holder. All these transactions have been made in a fraudulent and deceitful manner by abuse of their official positions in order to confer wrongful gain upon themselves against corresponding wrongful loss to the BCCB Baramulla.
These acts of omission and commission on part of the accused Latief Ahmed Chalkoo the Manager BCCB Tanghdar and Gh. Rasool Dar, then clerk BCCB Tanghdar, prima-facie disclosed the commission of offences punishable U/S 420,467,468 471,120-B RPC 5 (2) r/w section 5(1) (d) of J&K P.C Act. Accordingly the case FIR No. 43/2017 has been registered in P/S Crime Branch Kashmir and investigation has been taken up.
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