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| BDO suspended, minister orders probe | | Scam surfaces in RDD Rajouri | | Shafiq Mir
rajouri, Aug 24: Block Development Officer (BDO) Thanamandi has been placed under suspension and a departmental probe has been ordered by Minister for Rural Development gar Ali Mohamed Sagar in connection with a scam involving crores of rupees in block Thanamandi of border district Rajouri.
However, Director Rural Development Jammu has been asked to submit report within week's time. Sources said that large scale scandal involving crores of rupees has surfaced in Block Thanamandi of district Rajouri. Matter came to limelight after lot of hue and cry was raised by people about misappropriation of funds by officials of block Thanamandi.
Acting on public complaint and after checking substantiated material, Minister for rural development Ali Mohammad Sagar ordered immediate suspension of concerned Block Development Officer (BDO) Thanamandi and ordered detailed inquiry of funds utilized in block during the past one year.
Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Rajouri Subhash Sharma admitted that BDO has been suspended but said that matter relates to inefficiency and not embezzlement. Sources said that more than Rs. 50 lakh rupees have been drawn by officials of block without executing works on ground and money has been withdrawn by the officials under IAY schemes against fake names.
In fact, matter had come to light last year and then director rural development Jammu had ordered an investigation of the matter. To make the investigations easy and transparent, then accountant posted with BDO office Thanamandi namely Abdul Rasheed was transferred. But, interestingly, for the past one year despite all efforts, the department could not relieve the said accountant.
Sources said that accountant Abdul Rasheed refused to give his charge to the new accountant posted by government despite intervention of director rural development Jammu. And still, the charge of the block was lying with the said accountant and he has again refused to obey the government order.
Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Rajouri Subhash Sharma admitted that the department has failed to get the said official relieved from the office. Sources said that the said accountant knows that if someone else came at his place, he would expose the wrong doings of department in the past few years. |
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