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| SVO Presented Challan in Forest Scam and clean chit given Senior IAS Officer Ajit Kumar | | |
Jammu, September, 15:- In a much publicized forest scam, the Vigilance Organization presented Challan against Ghulam Rasool Vakil alias Lassa Vakil and his son Omar Vakil and give clean chit to Ajit Kumar a Senior IAS officer to the status and grade Chief Secretary in the Court Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu Mr. Sanjay Dhar directed the accused persons to furnish bail bond and personal bond to the tune of Rs 25000/-, which were furnished by the accused persons. After gone through the Challan, the CJM found that the accused are involved u/s 420/419/420-B/467/668 and 471 RPC whereas sections 467/471 RPC is triable by Sessions Court and commit the Challan to Court of Sessions with the direction to the accused persons to appear before Sessions Court on next date of hearing.
In this much publicized case on October 1, 2004, Mr. Mustaq Ahmed Ganai alias Mustaq Chaya approached the State Vigilance Organization and stated that Mr. Ajit Kumar IAS, the then Principal Secretary to Govt Forest Department called complainant and asked him to help his friend Ghulam Rasool Vakil alias Lassa Vakil by him business partner in supply of timber to the forest dept, when the complainant refused to take Lassa Vakil as partner, Ajit Kumar IAS threatened and also compelled him to saying that he will not allow anyone to do business with forest dept if Ghulam Rasool Vakil is not helped. According to the Challan under undue and illegal influence exerted by Mr. Ajit Kumar IAS, Mustaq Chaya was forced to allow the name of one of his company M/S Alps Forest Company to be used by Mr. Lassa Vakil for supply of timber.
In the Challan it has been alleged that Ghulam Rasool Vakil had collected cheques issued in the name of M/S Alps Forest Company and deposited the same in Air-Cargo Branch of J&K Bank Srinagar in the name of said firm and had defrauded Mr. Mustaq Ahmed Ganai worth of rupees 46 laces. On this preliminary enquiry under No 04/SLK-2004 was registered in SLK Branch of SBO J&K and enquiry was taken up. The case was registered in P/S VOJ on October 21, 2004 and investigation was entrusted to DySP AK Chib. During the investigation a record in addition to that already collected during PE was seized, statements of the witnesses were recorded and investigation of the case was concluded by Mr. Ashok Kumar Chib DySP. Further the case was transferred to Mr. NA Sheikh DYSP VOJ for further investigation.
In the Challan it has been submitted that complainant Mustaq Chaya is the proprietor of two timber companies namely M/S Mustaq Timber Corporation, M/S Classic Timber Traders and M/S Alps Forest Company was owned by late Mr. Aziz Ganai the father of complainant and after the death of his father, the firm also taken over by Mustaq Chaya. All these 3 firms are located in Jammu. It was alleged that during the year 2004, 900 cums of timber stand supplied by M/S Alps Forest Company to conservator of forest central for DGS&D and against the supply, the payment has been made to M/S Alps Forest Company through Payees Account cheques. It was further submitted that Omar Vakil s/o G R Vakil at the address of Channi Himmat Jammu opened and account under No 6064 in UCO Bank railway Road Jammu on June 1, 2004 stating himself as sole proprietor of M/S Alps Forest Company. He has been introduced by his father Mr. G R Vakil, who was already an account holder. Mr. G R Vakil also opened a new account No 3098 in the J&K Bank Air-Cargo on September 23, 2004, where he has been introduced as Sole Prop of M/S Alps Forest Company by Mr. Mustaq Chaya the complainant himself referring his own account No CD1782. An amount of Rs 19 Laces withdrawn till, however balance amount Rs 5,69,547 stands freeze by Vigilance Organization.
According to the Challan the complainant in his statement dated February 3, 2006 has categorically stated that he was neither threatened nor compelled by Mr. Ajit Kumar IAS the then Principal Secretary to Govt Forest Department to accommodate or to make Ghulam Rasool Vakil his partner in Forest Business, it was on the request of Mr. Ajit Kumar and own will and consent of complainant that G R Vakil was allowed orally to work on behalf of M/S Alps Forest Company. G R Vakil was to take the benefit of profit or cost of timber was returned to the complainant. But G R Vakil later on deceived the complainant and grabbed about the cost of the timber. As per evidence, statements and as per record, offence under the prevention of corruption act is not made out against Mr. Ajit Kumar IAS, the then Principal Secretary to Forest Department and thus offence u/s 5(2) PC Act is hereby dropped. However offence u/s 420/419/420-B/467/668 and 471 RPC against Omar Vakil s/o GR Vakil and GR Vakil for cheating by personating and using the forged documents as genuine as such the Challan is presented. |
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