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BGSBU scholarship scam: SIT summons Registrar
7/3/2015 12:40:30 AM
Early Times Report

Rajouri, July 2: Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by Ifitikar Talib, SDPO Thanamndi, constituted by Dr Haseeb Mughal,SSP Rajouri to investigate the infamous BGSBU scholarship scam, today summoned Mohammad Rashid Choudhry, Registrar and questioned him for three hours, sources told Early Times.
They said he was questioned by the SIT to establish his involvement in the misappropriation of student's scholarship / fraudulent transactions of cheques worth more than Rs 4 lakh from J&K Bank ,Darhal branch.
The Registrar Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) is also DEAN Student Welfare and is also responsible for the handling the student scholarship accounts. Pertinently, the misappropriation of scholarship was allegedly committed by Muzaffar Iqbal , an employee of BGSBU in nexus with Aijaz Malik s/o Mohd Jameel Malik posted at J&K Bank , Raikibanh (Darhal) and after the scam came to light both were booked and arrested by Rajouri police (SIT) in case FIR NO 46/2015 under sections 420/467/468/471/409 & 109 RPC. "Yes Registrar was summoned by the SIT on Thursday as all the cash transactions goes through his table and about 42 cheques have been seized by the SIT against which the scholarship money meant for the welfare of the students was misappropriated by these two" said SSP.
He added Registrar has denied his signatures on some documents, however, there were many issues and SIT asked Registrar some tough questions.
"It is not feasible to disclose the details of questioning of the Registrar at this juncture as the investigation is in crucial face and may hamper the investigation. Everything will be made public at appropriate time" the SSP said.
Both the accused were on police remand which expired today and both have been sent to judicial lockup, added SSP,Dr Haseeb Mughal.
The SSP has also expressed concern over the non-cooperative of the Director Social Welfare / Director Tribal Affairs who had released the scholarship money in favor of the students of BGSBU and has sought records for the last three years from their directorate through proper channel.
"Both the Directorate have been asked through proper channels to provide scholarship related records to the SIT for further verification of embezzlement of scholarship cheques. Their casual/denial mode approach may lead SIT for getting warrants from the Court under section 94 CrPC' SSP had said. According to police investigation students were denied scholarship cheques by Muzaffar on the pretext of different excuses for months together and as they (students) become pass outs /leave the BGSBU and live at distant places, Muzzaffar in nexus with Aijaz used to transfer the money into the accounts of their relatives.
"Muzaffar by keeping the cheque physically in BGSBU records used to pass on the cheque number and amount to Aijaz while working as bank associate in Raikibanh branch of J&K Bank and Aijaz used to transfer that amount in fake accounts (relatives of Aijaz & Muzaffar) instead af actual beneficiaries. Police has also recorded the statements of 5 relatives of Aijaz and Muzzafar including sister-in-law , brother and brother-in-law of Aijaz. Brother-in-law of Aijaz who is a student has informed the police that Aijaz has taken his photographs for opening an account and except this he was not aware of any development. Dr Haseeb Mughal said that SIT has also recorded the statements of 13 other students who have not received their scholarship cheques but on the receipt book of BGSBU somebody has signed against the receipt of the cheques and has embezzled the amount.
He added so far 29 statements have been recorded by the SIT and 25 more statements of various students/officials are pending.
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