Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 24: Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK) today registered a case against two J&K Health Deptt officials for causing a loss of over Rs 2.30 lakh to the State exchequer by allegedly misusing their official position in Baramulla district three years ago.
A spokesperson of SVO said that a case has been registered against the then Medical Superintendent of district Hospital Baramulla, Dr Mohammad Shafi Nanda of Kanli Bagh, Baramulla, and the then Cashier Ghulam, Mohammad Wani of Baramulla, after a verification proved the allegations that during the year 2010-11 they purchased various items from the local market without fulfilling codal formalities.
He added that five beneficiary suppliers–M/s Surgical Face Corner New Colony Sopore, M/s Madina X-Ray Hospital Road Baramulla, M/s Muneer Medical Agency Hospital Road Baramulla, M/s Suhail Enterprises and M/s Mass Agencies Baramulla were also named in the FIR Number 49/2015 under Section 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2), J&K PC ACy Svt 2006 and section 120-B RPC.
He stated that the verification revealed the officials purchased X-ray films, injections Adrenaline, Peripuline, Hydrocortisone, Lionocene and Sodium Theoperline from open market at exorbitant rates as compared to the rates of the Provincial Medical Store and rate contract of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, thereby causing a loss of Rs 2,31,073 to the State exchequer.
The purchases worked out on the basis of difference between the rate of provincial Medical Store Barzulla and the rate of procurement from open market fixed in the ‘dasti quotations’, he said, adding that in this way the accused Public servants have intentionally by way of misusing their official positions, put the State exchequer to huge loss.
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