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| Fraudulent withdrawal of crores of rupees against MGNREGA payments | | CJM Kishtwar directs police to register FIR, investigate role of officials | | aSIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 31: In an alleged case of misappropriation of crores of rupees through fraudulent withdrawal of material payments under MGNREGA, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kishtwar has directed the police to investigate the matter.
CJM, Sudhir Khajuria has asked the SHO Kishtwar to file a case under Section 156(3) CrPC against the accused person and directed him to register an FIR after ascertaining the cognizable offence in term of the allegations leveled against the accused by the complainants.
The payments were withdrawn in the name of a blue eyed person-who is now working as GRS in same Panchayat from where the said amount has been embezzled,
As per the details available with Early Times, the complainants namely Tanveer Ahmed, son of Mohammad Sabir, Tariq Parvez son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone and Mohammad Younas, son of Nazir Ahmed Lone, all residents of Ladsa Karool (Sarthal), District Kishtwar had approached the court of CJM Kishtwar through Advocate Sheikh Nasir Hussain seeking directions from the Court to register the FIR U/S 120/409/420/467/468 IPC against the respondents including ACDs, BDOs, JEs, Technical Assistants Panchayat Khori and Karool B, VLW/Panchayat Secretary, posted since 2012-13 till date and Kuldeep Kumar, son of Krishan Chand, working as GRS Panchayat Khori Karool B of Block Drabshalla.
The complainants in its complaint stated that they are the job card holders under MGNREGA, wherein there are also many such aggrieved job card holders of different wards of Panchayat Khori and Karool B who are the sufferers at the hands of RDD functionaries by way of depriving them of their skilled wages, material cost along with carriage charges adding that there are scores of vendors in both the panchayats who have been shown to have supplied construction material viz sand, bajri, cement, stones, tiles etc, from period 2012-13 till date.
They further alleged that accused officials have realized payments worth crores against the material to material suppliers/vendors in both panchayats, however, the fact of the matter is that these material vendors have hardly supplied any material for the construction of any work in these panchayats and in this way huge government funds meant for developmental activities under various heads viz MGNREGA, BRGHF, 13 FC, 14 FC etc for the financial year 2012-13 till date have been illegally drawn by the accused from the government treasury and have prepared the documents at their own will and choice to obtain undue benefits for their personal gains.
The complainants pledged that the accused Kuldeep Kumar had been shown as one of the vendor and have drawn payments worth crores in his name and after fraudulent withdrawal, the money has gone directly to their pockets and term the matter as clear case of corruption, criminal breach of trust by the public servants adding that the police have been informed about the same and they even lodged a complaint with Vigilance Organization, now Anti Corruption Bureau but till date no action against the accused has been initiated.
After hearing the arguments of Advocate Sheikh Nasir Hussain, the CJM directed SHO PS Kishtwar to conduct preliminary inquiry to ascertain whether a cognizable offence made out or not in the light of averments made in the application.
The court asked the SHO to complete the inquiry in time bound manner which should not exceed more than 7 days.
"After conducting preliminary inquiry, if any cognizable offence is made out, SHO PS Kishtwar is directed to proceed in accordance to law," reads the order. The complainants also submitted bank details and other relevant documents in support of their claims.
Meanwhile, the sources told the Early Times, that the accused Kuldeep Kumar is presently working as NYC in RDD block and holds the charge of GRS in Khori Panchayat with his sibling an elected Sarpanch of the Panchayat, adding that like all other NYCs, Kuldeep Kumar was disengaged till government reinstated them couple of years ago.
The sources said that the accused officials had been shown as one of the vendors during the period he (Kuldeep) was disengaged and an amount runs into several lakhs of rupees has been withdrawn by the department on his name for being trust worthy so that the money transferred in his account could be later distributed in a systematic manner.
It is pertinent to mention that DC Kishtwar had recently ordered ban on withdrawal of material payments under MGNREGA and appointed ADDC Kishtwar Mohammad Hanief Malik as nodal officer to verify the vendors and their claims before ordering the release of the payments in the name of vendors. |
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