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| SVO registers cases against ARTO officials | | RS.12.82 token tax fraudulently misappropriated | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 12
Causing loss to the state exchequer to the tune of Rs 12.82 lakhs by dishonestly manipulating records thereby misappropriating token tax realized from the vehicle owners, the State Vigilance Organization has registered two cases against several officials of the ARTO offices. Those involved in the scam including Qazi Sarwar, then ARTO Anantnag, Abdul Majid Bhat, then ARTO Pulwama, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Accountant ARTO Office Anantnag, Bilal Ahmad Sofi, Cashier ARTO Office Pulwama and other officials.
Case FIR No.20/2008 P/S VOK U/S 5(2) P.C r/w 120-B RPC was registered following a verification by the State Vigilance Organization which revealed that the officials of ARTO office Anantnag have misappropriated Government. money received on account of token tax from the vehicle owners by dishonestly resorting to manipulation of records between the period January 2007 to May 2008.
The inquiry revealed that Mushtaq Ahmad Khan Accountant received token tax of Rs.10,25,500 from owners of vehicles like Maruit Car, Motorcycles etc and in furtherance of the conspiracy deposited only Rs.61,230 in Government. treasury resulting in misappropriation of Rs.9,64,270. It was found that as a part of criminal conspiracy Khan and other officials dishonestly made fake and false documents viz counterfoil of Govt. Receipts (GR) in which they reflected less amount than the actual amount received by them as token tax from vehicle owners and thereby misappropriated difference of two amounts which were shown on the receipt given to the vehicle owners and on counterfoil of GR.
As against the token tax of Rs.6,000 received in respect of Maruti Car bearing registration No.6011-JK03A only Rs.600 was reflected on counterfoil of the GR No.0610468 dated January 15, 2007 and the difference viz an amount of Rs.5400 was misappropriated. Similarly, as against the token tax of Rs.4000 for Motorcycle bearing registration No.6078-JK03A an amount of Rs.50 was entered in counterfoil of GR No.0580179 dated October 19, 2007 and the difference of the two amount was misappropriated.
Similarly in another case the oficials of ARTO office Pulwama namely Abdul Majid Bhat, Bilal Ahmad Sofi, Cashier and other officials have also, in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy resorted to misappropriation of Government money by manipulation of records. Bilal Ahmad Sofi in his capacity as Cashier-cum-Registration Clerk, ARTO office, Pulwama during the year 2007-08 received token tax of Rs.3,22,000 from owners of 60 vehicles viz Maruti Cars, Motorcycles etc and deposited only Rs.3,390 in Government Treasury resulting in misappropriation of Rs.3,18,610. It was found that as a part of criminal conspiracy Sofi and other officials dishonestly made false and fake documents viz counter GRs in which they reflected less amount than the actual amount received by them as token tax from vehicle owners and thereby misappropriated difference of the two amounts which were shown on the receipt given to the vehicles owners and on counterfoil of Government receipts.
The inquiry further revealed that against the token tax of Rs.6,000 received in respect of Maruti Car bearing No.JK13A-3365, only Rs.60 was reflected on counterfoil of the GR No.0744700 dated December 06, 2007 and the difference viz an amount of Rs.5,940 was misappropriated. Similarly, as against the token tax of Rs.4,000 for motorcycle bearing No.JK13A-4455, only Rs.60 was entered in counterfoil of GR No.0860352 dated May 8, 2008 and the difference of the two amounts was misappropriated. |
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