| Ex-BOSE chief, others in Vigilance net for fraud | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 30: The State Vigilance Organization (SVO) on Wednesday registered a case against some officials of the Board of School Education (BOSE) including its former Chairman for causing huge loss to the exchequer.
In a statement here, a spokesperson said the SVO registered an FIR vide number 41/2015 under sections 420, 467, 471, against ex-Chairman Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, former Deputy Secretary Rouf Ahmad, Joint Secretary Manzoor Ahmad, former Head Assistant Satnam Singh, a Section Officer, former senior assistant Estates Wing Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, and contractor Farooq Ahmad Kawoosa of Bulbul Lankar, Nawa Kadal, Srinagar, for causing huge loss to the exchequer.
The case was registered after a verification conducted into the allegations revealed that huge amount was withdrawn by the officers of the BOSE for distribution of confidential material of Class 10+2 examination, session Nov-Dec 2012 (Kashmir division) through various non-existent vehicles.
"During the verification it has been established that vide order No. 297/Est/B/KD/12 dated 23.11.2012 issued under the signatures of then Joint Secretary Estates Kashmir division Rouf Ahmad, sanction was accorded for payments in favour of Farooq Ahmad Kawoosa (contractor) taxi stand No. 06 Karan Nagar, Srinagar, for supply of 4 vehicles (load carriers) bearing registration nos. JK-01D-5089, JK-01E-9448 JK-101986, JK-01Q-3748. The payments were found made against voucher nos. 913/10-1012, 914/11-10-2012,915/12-10-2012 and 916/30-10-2012. During verification it was found that 3 vehicles shown as load carriers bearing registration number JK-01D-5089,JK-01E-9448 and JK10-1986 were found engaged for distribution of confidential material pertaining to higher secondary Part-II examination to different areas of Kashmir division and vehicle bearing registration number JK-01Q-3748 was found engaged for supplying of confidential material from Srinagar to Jammu," the statement said.
It said the status of each vehicle was got verified separately from the concerned Regional Transport Authorities (Srinagar/Leh) "where from it emerged that the above mentioned vehicles were autorickshaw, scooter, Mazda bus and WagonR, respectively and shown as load carriers by the accused public servants in the vouchers. It was found that accused public servants of (BOSE) Kashmir division namely Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Haneef, Rouf Ahmad, Manzoor Ahmad, Satnam Singh, Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, and Farooq Ahmad Kawoosa (Contractor) have withdrawn huge amount on the basis of fictitious vouchers in respect of nonexistent vehicles by way of abusing their official positions for their ulterior motives, thus causing huge loss to the state exchequer and corresponding gains to themselves," the statement added. |
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