Srinagar, Dec 14, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday carried out fresh raids in Central and North Kashmir parts.
According to news agency Kashmir Dot Com- (KDC) the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) teams assisted by the local police and paramilitary forces searched at least 15 locations of North and Central Kashmir including Model Town Sopore, Rohama and Budgam areas.
After news agency KDC carried out a story “Food department does it again, distributes Rt’s of poor among rich and influential” taking strong cognizance of the news, ACB swung into action and carried out searches against the food department.
Anti Corruption Bureau registered case of embezzlement of food grain in Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department:
According to agency “A verification conducted by Anti Corruption Bureau revealed that Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department Kashmir has allotted additional 500 AAY Ration Tickets (RTs) to district Baramulla with effect from October 2017 vide order No. 261-DFCS&CAK of 2017 dated 10.07.2017 under revised NFSA target. The additional allotment of rice 5075 quintals (35 kgs / RT per month) continuously flowed from the Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir to district Baramulla for 29 months from the month of October 2017 to February 2020.”
They said that “the officials of FCS&CA department instead of identifying the additional 500 AAY beneficiaries, misappropriated quantity of additional allotment in league with their Tehsil Supply Officers (TSOs) and Storekeepers resulting in a loss of Rs. 1,00,75,155/- to the State Exchequer.”
Consequently, case FIR No. 05/2020 has been registered in P/S ACB Baramulla u/s 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K P.C Act Svt. 2006 and section 120-B,409 RPC., reads a statement from ACB.
After the registration of FIR, according to news agency KDC searches were conducted at various locations across Kashmir valley, those whose houses were searched include Shariq Iqbal Lone the then Assistant Director at Naaz Colony Bandipora, Fayaz Ahmad Shah the then Assistant Director at Illahibagh Buchpora Srinagar, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani (then Assistant Director) at Bemina Srinagar, Mudasir Ahmad Wani( then Assistant Director) at Uri , Mohammad Hussain Bhat (then TSO Baramulla-B) at Kanispora Baramulla, Bashir Ahmad Kakroo (then TSO Baramulla-B) at Kanispora Baramulla, Nazir Ahmad Lone (then TSO Singhpora) at Hampora Kralgund Handwara, Mohammad Rafiq Khan (then TSO Sopore-B) at Tengpora Batmaloo Srinagar, Bashir Ahmad Pir (then TSO Rafiabad-A) at Bilal Colony Bemina Srinagar, Mohammad Hashim Dar (then TSO Tangmarg) at Chadoora Budgam, Mohammad Saleem Shah (then Store Keeper ) at Model Town Sopore, Bashir Ahmad Bhat (then Store Keeper) at Khanpeth Singhpora Pattan, Ali Mohammad Lone (then Store Keeper) at Shalkote Panzla Rafiabad, Ghulam Mohammad Lone (then Store Keeper) at Ushkura Baramulla, Hilal Ahmad Hajam (then Storekeeper) at Khanpora Baramulla, Nisar Ahmad Turk (then Store Keeper) at Kanispora Baramulla, Jaswinder Singh (then Store Keeper) at Fatehpora Baramulla, Mohammad Ayub Bhat (then FP Shop Agent) at Rohama Rafiabad, Tariq Ahmad Dar (then FP Shop Agent) at Jail Road Khwaja Bagh Baramulla, and Khurshed Ahmad Baba (then Examiner) at Illahi Bagh Bucpora Srinagar after obtaining search warrant from Hon’ble Court. During searches incriminating documents related to the case were recovered. Further investigation of the case is going on, they added. (KDC)
