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| Alleged MGNREGA Scam: SVO books five including then BDO Gandoh | | | ET Report
Jammu, Dec 14 : State Vigilance Organization (SVO) Jammu today registered FIR against the then Block Development Officer (BDO) Gandoh and four others in much publicized MGNREGA Scam registered u/s 5(1) (d) r/w section 5(2) PC ACT 2006 BK and sections 120-B, 420/467/768/471 RPC. State Vigilance Organization (SVO) Jammu today registered FIR against five persons namely Anil Kumar then BDO Gandoh, Baldev Singh then Secretary Panchayat Halqa Gurrehrah, Mohd Aslam then Technical Assistant Panchayat Gurrehrah, Punjab Singh then Gram Sewak Panchayat Halqa Gurrehrah and Mohd Ayaz then Sarpanch Panchayat Halqa Gurrehrah in much publicized MGNREGA Scam registered u/s 5(1) (d) r/w section 5(2) PC ACT 2006 BK and sections 120-B, 420/467/768/471 RPC. According to the FIR NO 16/2013 that a verification was conducted into the allegations of drawal of fictitious payments under MGNREGA scheme in the Panchayat Halqa Gurrekrah without execution of works by preparing fake job cards in the name of ineligible and expired person. It has been further revealed that during the financial year 2011-12 works under said scheme involving sanction of Rs 19.50 lakh were approved for execution of said Panchayat, however, works which were found either unexecuted or partially executed and the payments for these work has been released in the name job card holders which included underage students, expired persons and those with more than one job card.
During the verification it has surfaced that alleged accused persons by abuse and misuse of their official position as public servant in league with one Mohd Ayaz Sarpanch of said panchayat illegally and fraudulently have drawn payments against the unexecuted works under the MGNERGA scheme by preparing fake job cards. "Out of 18 works, spot inspection of 10 works conducted by Engineering wing of VOJ which revealed loss of Rs 3, 15, 199/- to the state exchequer and registered a case. According to the source there were no arrest has been made so far in this FIR.(JNF) |
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