Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 23
State Vigilance Organization has registered a case under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act against Sanjay Handoo, Manager, Ashok Gupta, Assistant Manager, Baldev Raj, Supervisor, B.R Atri, Supervisor and other officials of the Government Joinery Mill, Brai Brahmana, Jammu for misappropriation of funds advanced and preparation of fake adjustment bills / vouchers.
On receipt of information, a joint surprise check was conducted into the allegation of adjusting fake vouchers against temporary advance paid to the employees of Government Joinery Mill Bari Brahmana Jammu during the years 2005-06 and 2006-07. The scrutiny of records had revealed that then Manager Government Joinery Mill, Bari Brahmana, Jammu had released temporary advance of Rs.23,48,911 to Ashok Gupta, Assistant Manager, Baldev Raj, Supervisor, B.R Atri, Supervisor and other officials of the Joinery Mill to meet the expenditure on execution of works / purchases.
Ashok Gupta, Baldev Raj and B.R Atri were found to have dishonestly and fraudulently prepared adjustment vouchers / bills worth Rs.4, 48, 264 and submitted for adjustment without executing any work or making purchase of any material or incurring expenditure on refreshments as claimed in the bills. The then Manager of the Mill Sanjay Handoo, as part of a criminal conspiracy, was found to have adjusted vouchers / bills worth Rs.1,00,656 in the year 2006-07 thereby putting the exchequer to loss and knowingly allowed misappropriation of this amount.
In the course of checking the SVO officials traced more fake vouchers prepared by the accused officials, which however, could not be adjusted by them due to the timely action of the SVO.
Case FIR No.11/2008 P/S VOJ was registered and investigation taken up. |
