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| Woman revenue official caught red handed while accepting bribe | | Challan produced against Social Welfare Officials for misappropriation of old age pension. | |
SRINAGAR:
State Vigilance Organization has caught red handed one Rifat Ara office Patwari posted in the office of Naib Tehsildar Baramulla while accepting a bribe of Rs 1500/- from a local of village Fatehgarh for processing of issue of Resident of Backward Area (RBA) certificate.
A complainant Sh Mohammad Maqbool Sofi R/o Fatehgarh, Baramulla lodged a written report that office Patwari of Naib Tehsildar office Baramulla is demanding illegal gratification for processing of RBA certificates in respect of his 3 sons for which he had applied. Case FIR No 11/2007 P/s VOK u/s 5(2) P.C.Act r/w 161 RPC was registered in P/S VOK and investigation taken up. In the course of investigation the vigilance team was deputed to Naib Tehsildar office Baramulla who laid a successful trap during which Ms Rifat Ara was caught red handed while accepting an amount of Rs.1500/- as illegal gratification from the complainant. The tainted money and the file regarding the issue of RBA certificate in favour of the sons of the complainant was recovered from her possession in presence of independent witnesses. Further investigation is in progress.
Meanwhile, State Vigilance Organization today produced Challan against former Tehsil Social Welfare Officer Bandipora Sh Ab Samad Najar and his Assistant Bashir Ahmad Khan for misappropriation of over Rs16.20 lacs sanctioned by the Govt under various Social Security Schemes during 2003-04, in the Court of Special Judge Anti Corruption Kashmir Srinagar.
Case FIR No 22/2004 P/S VOK was registered by State Vigilance Organization after a Verification prima facie established that the accused officials have in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy and by preparation of fictitious records misappropriated a large amount of Govt money sanctioned under Integrated Social Security Scheme and National Old Age Pension Scheme in Tehsil Bandipora. In the course of investigation the scrutiny of records was carried out which revealed that the accused officials have shown the disbursement of the Govt money to the tune of Rs 16,20634/- among the beneficiaries through post office money orders. When the records of Post Office were checked it was found that no money orders were booked. It was also revealed that the officials prepared disbursement records by manipulating the thumb impressions of the beneficiaries. These records were got examined by the Forensic Experts who opined that these were fake and fictitious. After completion of the investigation and accord of sanction of prosecution by the Govt the challan of the case was produced in the court of Special Judge Anti Corruption Kashmir.
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