Et Report
Jammu, Oct 22 : Crime Branch, Jammu has registered a case FIR No. 35/2013 u/s 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC r/w Section 5(2) PC Act Svt. 2006 against Sanjeev Sachdeva, the then Manager Accounts, G.L. Abrol, then General Manager, Jog Raj, Sr. Auditor, Zahoor Ahmed, Sr. Auditor, Ajay Gupta, Naveen Chander and other officials of the JAKFED for preparing fake and forged bills in respect of fertilizer freight charges.
Brief facts of the case are that a written complaint was lodged by M.I. Mir President, JAKFED Employees Welfare Association, Jammu with the Crime Branch, Jammu alleging therein that JAKFED authorities had prepared fake and forged bills in respect of fertilizer freight charges and in this way had swindled an amount of Rs.1.24 crores.
On receipt of this complaint, an enquiry was initiated in Crime Branch, Jammu and during the course of enquiry, it was found that JAKFED authorities had deputed various trucks for transportation of fertilizers from Jammu to various destinations. In a single challan 234 vehicles were shown to have been used for transportation of fertilizers out of which about 70 vehicles, at random, were got identified through RTO/ARTOs.
Out of 70 vehicles, 25 vehicles were identified as cars, motorcycles scooters, tankers or mopeds etc. which clearly shows that fake bills were prepared and amount thereof was misappropriated. It has also been found that certain vouchers were passed without the signatures of FA/CAO and that the then Manager Accounts, Sanjeev Sachdeva had signed the vouchers as FA/CAO.Further, the then General Manager G.L. Abrol, Sr. Auditor Jog Raj, Sr. Auditor Zahoor Ahmed, in connivance with Ajay Gupta, Naveen Chander and other employees of the JAKFED prepared fake vouchers of Rs.1.24 Crores and withdrew the same fraudulently in order to cause wrongful gains to themselves and wrongful loss to the public exchequer.
Based on the outcome of enquiry, a formal case has been registered in P/S Crime Branch, Jammu under the relevant sections of law against the above mentioned accused persons and investigation of the case is in progress. |
