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| RS.11.98 lakh misappropriated, case registered | | Social welfare, Bank officials dupe widows, handicapped, old-aged pensioners | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 18
State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against an official of Social Welfare Department, Chadoora and an Associate Executive of J&K Bank for misappropriation of old-age pension worth Rs. 11.98 lakhs meant for distribution among widows, physically handicapped persons and destitute of Tehsil Chadoora during 2006-07. Further misappropriation of Rs. 10.15 lakhs by these officials was prevented by timely action by the Branch Manager of the Bank.
A joint surprise check was conducted to verify allegations of bungling/ misappropriation committed in disbursement of “Assistance Amount” under Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) and National Old Age Scheme (NOAPS) in the year 2006-2007 through Tehsil Social Welfare Office, Chadoora (TSWO) in connivance with an official of J&K Bank, Chadoora. Verification has revealed that a representative of Tehsil Social Welfare Office, Chadoora was entrusted with the responsibility of collecting cheques from District Social Welfare Office, Budgam for distribution among beneficiaries. The cheques were submitted to J&K Bank Nodal Branch, Budgam for conversion into tehsil-wise credit advices. TSWO Chadoora was thereafter required to enclose the list of beneficiaries with the credit advices and send the same to concerned Branch Managers for crediting the assistance amounts into the individual accounts of the beneficiaries. The intended beneficiaries subsequently would draw the assistance amounts from their accounts.
The inquiry further revealed that on March 29, 2006 Rafiqa, the then Junior Assistant in Tehsil Social Welfare Office, Chadoora, dishonestly opened two fictitious accounts under Nos 31087 and 31088 in the names of unknown beneficiaries Saleema d/o Mohd Ramzan Mir and Waheeda d/o Ghulam Ahmad Dar, residents of Chadoora in J&K Bank, Chadoora. She collected two credit advices under Nos. 3398057 dated 13.08.2007 & 3246547 dated 05.10.2007 for Rs. 7,55,583 & Rs. 4,43,251 respectively from J&K Bank Branch, Budgam (Nodal Branch). Instead of enclosing the list of beneficiaries with the credit advice she willfully and with criminal intent enclosed forged letters with credit advices indicating therein that the advice amounts of Rs. 7, 55, 583 & Rs. 4, 43, 251 were G. P. Fund amount to be credited into the accounts of Saleema and Waheeda (fictitious account holders). She presented these documents in J&K Bank, Chadoora and an amount of Rs. 11, 98, 834 was found credited into these fictitious accou
The inquiry further revealed that Manzoor-ul Haq, Associate Executive, J&K Bank, Chadoora, as part of a criminal conspiracy with Rafiqa, was found to have actively facilitated the crime by providing a cheque-book pertaining to the fictitious account of Saleema to enable Rafiqa to draw and transfer an amount of Rs. 6 lakhs to her own account No. 16604 in J&K Bank, Habakadal. An amount of Rs. 1.50 lakhs was also found drawn through cheque by Rafiqa from the fictitious account of Saleema and transferred to her brother’s account No. 22002 maintained in J&K Bank, Habakadal. Similarly, an amount of Rs. 35,800 was found drawn through withdrawal slips from time to time by Rafiqa from the fictitious account of. Waheeda. It was found that Rafiqa, then Junior Assistant, had earlier during the year 2006. also dishonestly and fraudulently managed crediting of assistance amount of Rs. 48,200 meant for widows, physically handicapped and old-aged persons under ISSS and NOAPS Schemes into these two fictitious accounts and by using withdrawal slips fraudulently managed its drawl and misappropriation in piece meals in collusion with Manzoor-ul Haq, then Associate Executive, J&K Bank Chadoora.
The accused officials had made another attempt to misappropriate the “assistance amount” on October 28, 2007, which was foiled by Muzaffar Hussain, an official of J&K Bank, Chadoora who had become suspicious about it and stopped the operation of credit advice for Rs. 10, 15, 000 which also had a forged authority letter from Rafiqa. The advice and forged letter were also presented in the bank by Rafiqa.
The accused public servants were thus found to have abused their official position under a conspired plan and resorted to falsification of records with criminal intent to draw public money and misappropriate it.
Case FIR No. 26/2008 P/S VOK was registered with P/S VOK under Section 5(2) P. C. Act r/w Section 126 Cr PC and investigation taken up. |
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