SRINAGAR: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said to have produced a charge sheet against the official of Rural Development Department Pampore and contractor for embezzlement of Rs 8.39 lakh from the official bank account.
The ACB said that a challan against the accused persons namely Bashir Ahmad Wani S/o Ghulam Mohammad Wani R/o Kalashpora Babdamb Srinagar then posted as MPW (Halqa Konibal Pampore) Rural Development Department Block Pampore (now retired) and Abdul Rashid Dar S/o Ghulam Mohamad Dar R/o Lalpora Chatlam Pampore (Civilian Job Card Holder) u/s 173 Cr. PC for the commission of offences U/s 5 (1) (d), 5(1)cr/w 5 (2), J&K PC Act. Svt, 2006, and section 120-B, 420, 468, 471, RPC in case FIR NO. 45/2015 of PS ACB Srinagar in Anti Corruption Court Pulwama.
The case pertains to the department of RDD, which, for the upliftment of Rural Areas under MGNREGA, was constructing/executing different developmental works. “During the investigation, it surfaced that an amount of Rs. 8,39,027/- has been fraudulently drawn from the official account of Panchayat Secretary bearing A/C No.: 18177 of J&K Bank Pampore on forged labour advice & same was credited into the bank accounts of non-genuine. Job Card Holders who are either relatives or neighbours of accused facilitator namely Abdul Rashid Dar,” the ACB said.
The amount, the Bureau said, has been later withdrawn by the accused Abdul Rashid Dar from the accounts of these job cardholders. “The accused person namely Bashir Ahmad Wani S/o Ghulam Mohammad Wani R/o Kalashpora Babdamb Srinagar under a well-knit conspiracy hatched with Abdul Rashid Dar S/o Ghulam Mohammad Dar R/o Lalpora Chatlam Pampore (Civilian Job Card Holder), prepared forged labour advice amounting to Rs. 30,000 dated 24.04.2013, Rs. 5,45,000 dated 12.05.2013, Rs. 1,57,000 dated 09.04.2013, Rs. 29,737 dated 02.01.2013 and Rs. 77,290 dated 02.01.2013,” the ACB said. Based on these labour advices, the Bureau said, he managed to draw an amount of Rs. 8,39,027/- from bank accounts of job cardholders who are either relatives or neighbours of the accused facilitator namely Abdul Rashid Dar.
“Both the accused were lodged in sub-jail Pulwama for judicial custody till the next date of hearing.
The next date of hearing has been fixed on 01-04-2021,” it said.
