Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 6: Vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) has registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act against Electric Division Ganderbal for embezzlement in procuring material.
The case was registered on outcome of a verification conducted by VOK into the allegations that during the years 2006 and 2007 Electric Division Ganderbal procured different electric material from the open market on higher rates than the rates of similar materials, which were available in departmental electric store Pampore.
VOK verifications revealed that the then Executive Engineers, Electric Division Ganderbal and others, during the year 2006 and 2007, hatched a criminal conspiracy with suppliers and in order to obtain the pecuniary benefit in pursuance to the said conspiracy, procured different electric materials form various firms without any tendering process. The items, included PVC Cables, GI Wire, Guy Insulators and Solderless Clamps, were procured thus provided undue pecuniary advantage to these blue eyed suppliers. During the verification, it was revealed that similar items of different brands/make procured at lower rates were sufficiently available in Electrical Central Store Division Pampore during the period and these were found technically fit for such use during the relevant period.
However, in order to confer illegal pecuniary advantage upon the beneficiary suppliers and themselves, these public servants purchased the electrical items from the open market without floating tenders and in blatant violation of norms and rules.
By acting in this manner, the officers/officials of Electric Division Ganderbal abused their official position and illegally conferred undue pecuniary advantage upon themselves and to the blue eyed beneficiary suppliers thereby causing corresponding loss to the State exchequer.
Accordingly Case FIR No. 23/2016 under section 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K P.C. Act,
Svt. 2006 and 120-B RPC was registered against the Officers/Officials of Electric Division Ganderbal and others to further investigate the matter.
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