| 'Accused destroyed evidence, police produced status report' | | Uhampur fake ration card scam | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Aug 3: Probe into much published fake ration card scam surfaced in Udhampur, has caught in political vertex, as in its status report Udhampur police has maintained destruction of evidence by accused.
Documents in the possession of Early Times reveals that the accused ration dealer Joginder Kumar who is also Sarpanch had destroyed evidence against him. "Last week, Udhampur police submitted status report of fake ration card under section 201 before the court", sources said, adding that the court had also directed police to produce case daily (CD) report on next hearing i.e August 6.
The document further revealed, "Ration dealer Joginder Kumar son Charan Dass resident of Kotli Pain Tehsil and District Udhampur who was found involved in possession of bogus ration card as reported by the TSO Udhampur vide his letter number 176/TSO/Udh date April 15, 2013. On the report of the TSO the supply of ration of the said dealer was stopped for the month of April 2013."
"Meanwhile the dealer was also arrested at police station following registration of an FIR no 58/2013 under section 420, 467, 468, 471 and 409/ RPC at Police station Rehmbal. Subsequently the dealer was placed under suspension vide this office order no. 177.80/AD/CAPD/Udh date May 1, 2013," the documents revealed adding that the dealer (Sarpanch) misusing his official position as an sarpanch had given BPL ration card even to Government Employees and he also provide ration card to non-resident of state.
Paradoxically, MLA Udhampur, who is supposed to be whistleblower to bring transparency in the functioning of system, favouring the culprits. "The MLA Udhmapur in his letter written AD, CAPD vide D.O letter number MLA/Udh/5334, dated: 04-05-13, has demanded that the shop engaged departmentally creates incontinences to the public and public has full faith on the ration dealer Joginder Kumar who distribute ration properly to the rationees as such he may allow to distribute the ration to the rationee of the area. Since the matter is in court and dealer was placed under suspension. It is as such requested that necessary instruction in this behalf kind be issued for convience of the rationees of the area," the documents revealed.
Meanwhile, the police authorities had also constituted five members Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by DSP Suram Singh, to find fact. |
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