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| SVO registers case against CAO Kupwara | | Agriculture inputs purchased on exorbitant rates | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 25
State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against Chief Agriculture Officer, Kupwara and others under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and RPC for purchase of various agricultural inputs such as vegetable seeds, fodder etc on highly exorbitant rates thereby causing a loss of Rs.5.42 lakhs to the state exchequer.
Verification conducted into allegation of large scale bungling in the purchase of fodder and vegetable seeds under RSVY and other programs by the officials of Chief Agriculture Office, Kupwara during the years 2005-2007, revealed that in pursuance of a criminal conspiracy hatched in the year 2005, Shaukat Shahri, the then District Agriculture Officer (Inputs) in league with other officials of Chief Agriculture Office, Kupwara by abuse of their official position purchased fodder seeds of different varieties under RSVY scheme without inviting tenders on highly exorbitant rates to confer undue benefit upon supplier firm and themselves. It was found that the accused public servants while dispensing with the tendering process invited Dasti quotations from the suppliers for purchase of fodder seeds viz Maize (African Tall), Berseem (Vardhan) and Cow Peas (Pussa Bolt). Six suppliers were shown to have submitted their quotations. The verification has found that out of 5 firms two were found non existent. The verification has found that the accused public servants dishonestly resorted to manipulation of records and in active connivance with suppliers purchased the stocks at much higher rates than the market prices thereby conferring undue benefit of Rs.3, 29, 650 upon the supplier and themselves as also corresponding loss to the state exchequer.
Similarly during 2005-06 the accused government employees had dishonestly drawn Rs.2, 75, 050 for purchase of hybrid seed and other items. The amount in question was embezzled by the accused. In similar other case the accused conferred undue benefit upon a supplier thus causing corresponding loss of Rs. 2, 72, 025 to the state exchequer.
Case FIR No.24/2008 P/S Vigilance Organization Kashmir U/S 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) P.C Act, 2006 and section 120-B, 468-RPC was registered and investigation taken up. |
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