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| ARTISTIC DECEIT | | ‘Unknown’ handicraft officials booked for Rs 24 lakh fraud | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16- State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against the officials of
J&K Handicrafts Corporation, Handicrafts Development Corporation, Government of
India and Vivek Duggal (Consultant) for misappropriating Government money to the
tune of Rs.24 lakhs in the name of holding handicrafts exhibitions at Atlanta/California,
USA.
Case FIR No. 5/2009 P/S VOK under Section 5(2) P.C. Act r/w 120-B RPC was registered following an enquiry which revealed that under Prime Minster’s Economic Package, Managing Director Handicrafts Corporation, J&K State was provided funds by Government of India through Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi for the export promotion of Kashmir Handicrafts viz. Carpets, Shawls, Rugs, Chain Stitch Cloth, Paper Mashie.
The check has further found that in the month of January, 2007 a proposal for participation of the J&K Handicrafts Corporation was moved by the then Managing Director, J&K Handicrafts to the Development Commissioner Handicrafts New Delhi for participation of the Corporation in New York Home Textile show to promote export of Handicrafts items of J&K State. The proposal was approved by Handicrafts Corporation, New Delhi.
It was found that officials of J&K Handicrafts Corporation and Handicrafts Corporation, New Delhi entered into criminal conspiracy with Vivek Duggal (Consultant and others to dishonestly and fraudulently facilitate the engagement of Duggal (as Consultant) to organize the so- called participation of J&K Handicrafts Corporation in New York Home and thereafter to defraud the exchequer by making false claims. It was found that in furtherance of the criminal conspiracy Duggal (Consultant), in league with unknown accused public servant(s), had fraudulently and dishonestly resorted to misappropriation, manipulation and distortions to facilitate drawl of Rs. 24,12,562 as against his reimbursement claim of Rs. 30,72,225.
It was found that unknown accused public servants dishonestly entertained and accepted the manipulated documents to confer undue benefit upon Vivek Duggal (Consultant) and themselves. The check has further found that the then Managing Director, J&K Handicrafts Department accepted terms and conditions of Vivek Duggal (Consultant) and approved him as consultant to arrange participation of J&K Handicrafts in New York Show. It was found that J&K Handicrafts had not actually participated in the concerned show in New York in which Iqbal Hussain Jan has been shown to have participated along with Duggal (Consultant) and goods were shown carried from J&K for their display in the Home Textile Show New York. It was found that J&K Handicrafts had neither selected nor dispatched any Handicraft items. It was found that Iqbal Hussain Jan, Artisan J&K Handicrafts Corporation shown selected for participation by J&K Handicrafts Corporation was found to have neither been selected nor traveled to New York to participate in the so-called exhibition. The Cargo bill and Air tickets of Iqbal Hussain Jan also were found to have been dishonestly prepared and produced to facilitate drawl of an amount of Rs. 24,12,562 from the public exchequer to confer undue benefit upon Duggal (Consultant) and themselves.
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