Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 10: Anti-Corruption Bureau has booked the then Junior Engineer and other officers/officials of Irrigation and Flood Control Department Poonch for alleged misappropriation of Government money.
A case vide FIR number 03/2019, under section 5(1)(c), 5 (1) (d), read with section 5(2) J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 & Section 120-B RPC, was registered yesterday against the accused JE, namely Mohd Farooq of Surankote and other officials at P/S ACB Rajouri.
The instant case was registered on the outcome of verification conducted by ACB Rajouri on the basis of complaint lodged by the inhabitants of village Seri Khawaja Poonch to look into the allegations that officers/officials of Irrigation and Flood Control Department Poonch have misappropriated the amount of Rs 33.67 lakh allotted for the construction of work of irrigation khul in the year 2009-10 at Seri Khawaja, Poonch.
It surfaced during the verification that Mohd Farooq, then JE and other officers/officials of Irrigation and Flood Control Department Poonch, by abuse of their official position and in connivance with each other, just for their pecuniary gains, misappropriated 2767 bags of cement which were allotted for the execution of works at Seri Khawaja Khul in the year 2009-10, the cost of which has been assessed as Rs 10,09,955/- (2767 bags @ 365/- per bag), thereby causing a huge loss to the State exchequer. On the prima facie establishment of the allegations, a formal case has been registered against these officials and investigation taken up.
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