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| Police conducts raid in Poonch on RDD officials | | BDO among 7 arrested while making fake bills | | Early Times Report
POONCH: Police Tuesday thwarted a plan by some officials of Rural Development Department Balakote in Poonch district when it arrested seven officials who were allegedly preparing fraud bills to swindle state exchequer of rupees one million.
Sources said that Station House Officer Balakote, Farooq Hussein Shah, after specific information raided a residential house of a Village level worker, Haji Muhammad Hanief and arrested red-handed besides other Block Development Officer Balakote, Muhammad Sidiq, Accountant Muhammad Anwar Khan, store keeper, Muhammad Bashir, VLWs Muhammad Sharief and Haji Hafiz Khan. The officials, police said, were preparing fraud bills to the tune of rupees 10 lakh as the funds were bound to lapse.
Police also claimed to have recovered official documents including cheque book and bills from the possession of the accused.
Later additional deputy commissioner Poonch, Anwar Hussein and SDM Mendhar PK Bhat reached the spot and assured severe action against the accused.
“We have taken the cognizance and stern action would be initiated against the accused,” DC Poonch said.
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