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| Misappropriation of Rs.20 lakhs | | Ex. Engineer among three booked by SVO | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 03- State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against Abdul Karim Dagga, Executive Engineer, Muzaffar Ahmad Khan and Showkat Hussain Peer both Junior Engineers for misappropriation of Rs.20 lakhs drawn as temporary advance during October 2007.
A joint surprise check by the Vigilance Organization revealed that the then Executive Engineer Abdul Karim Dagga, PHE Division, Handwara in league with Junior Engineers Muzaffar Ahmad Khan and Showkat Hussain Peer under a well-knit conspiracy had dishonestly and fraudulently released an amount of Rs. 22,10,000 as temporary advance in favour of the above said Jr. Engineers.
It was found that Jr. Engineers Muzaffar Ahmad Khan and Showkat Hussain Peer submitted requisitions for Rs.10 lakhs and Rs.12 lakhs respectively and Executive Engineer Dagga without competence and in gross violation of rules released the funds in favour of the junior engineers. Preliminary scrutiny of records further revealed that Jr. Engineers Muzaffar Ahmad Khan and Showkat Hussain Peer had fraudulently shown utilization of temporary advance of Rs.9, 01, 809 and Rs.11, 11, 206 respectively in execution of 47 works through different contractors against specified amounts. However, on ground no such work was found executed by the contractors against whom the amount of temporary advance has been shown to have been paid.
It was also found that the temporary advance of Rs.22.10 lakh was released by Executive Engineer in favour of above said Jr. Engineers in shape of five ordered cheques and the Jr. Engineers had endorsed these cheques to Account No.489/7 J&K Bank, Branch South Handwara maintained and operated by Gulam Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Rehman Bhat of Handwara. Ghulam Ahmad Bhat despite possessing the knowledge that he had not executed any work had dishonestly and in furtherance of criminal conspiracy facilitated parking of misappropriated amount in Account No.489/7 maintained and operated by him at J&K, Bank, Branch South Handwara out of this misappropriated Government money.
An amount of Rs.7 lakhs was transferred by Ghulam Ahmad Bhat from his account No.489/7 to Account Numbers. SB-6899 on Apeil 20, 2007 and SB-3498 on October 25, 2007 respectively found maintained and operated by Jr. Engineer Showkat Hussain Peer at J&K Bank, Branch Jamia Qadeem, Sopore and New Colony, Sopore.
In this manner the public servants Abdul Karim Dagga, Muzaffar Ahmad Khan and Showkat Hussain in league with Ghulam Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Rehman Bhat were found to have abused their official position and in furtherance of criminal conspiracy misappropriated temporary advance of Rs.22.10 lakhs thereby causing wrongful loss to the state exchequer.
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