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| ACB produces charge -sheet against former Secretary Social Welfare Board | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 19: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced charge sheet against Ghulam Mohidin, then Executive Director / Secretary, J&K, State Social Welfare Board before Anti Corruption Court Baramulla in case FIR No. 10/2014 u/s 5(1)(c) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act & sections 409,420,468 RPC. The case was registered in PS VOK, pursuant to the outcome of a verification wherein it was revealed that Ghulam Mohidin, then Executive Director/ Secretary, J&K State Social Welfare Board has shifted “Swadhar Shelter Home” from District Kupwara to District Budgam in 2009 without requisite approval /permission and misappropriated huge amount of money allotted for the said shelter home. The Investigation revealed that “Swadhar Shelter Home” was established in February 2006 at Branwari Kupwara for the people rendered homeless by high magnitude earthquake in October 2005. In November 2007, it was vacated due to non-availability of funds and the inmates were asked to proceed to their native destinations. The accused shifted “Swadhar Shelter Home” to Chadoora Budgam in 2009 without requisite approval/permission of the Government. It was found that the destitute (widows/orphans) shown in “Swadhar Shelter Home” had never shifted to Chadoora Budgam. Investigation revealed that accused transferred an amount of Rs. 2.50 lacs from the official bank account to Hafeeza Begum R/o Firdous Colony Ali Jan Road Srinagar on account of purchase of 03 marla for establishing of Widow Hall at Budgam which did not exist. It was found that the accused has purchased four Kanals and three Marlas of land from the lady in 2009 @ Rs. 11 Lacs per kanal for personal use and Rs 2, 50,000 was part of the payment made to the land lady against this land. The accused has also issued a bearer cheque Rs. 50,000/- from official account of Swadhar Shelter Home Kupwara in favour of one Mohammad Iqbal shah against purchase of grocery items, which has been denied by the said trader. The investigation established an offence of criminal misconduct against the accused.
Accordingly, the charge-sheet of the case was presented before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla for judicial determination. |
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