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| Denied sanction forces VOJ to file closure report | | PDD's Flood Lights Scam | | Jammu, Aug 18 JNF : Vigilance Organization filed a closure report in much publicized installation Flood Lights at various police establishments during the year 2005-2006, 2006-2007 at highly exorbitant rates by the Executive Engineers and Ors in Police Construction Division J&K resulting in loss of the Several lacs to the state exchequer, as the GAD has ordered departmental action instead of launching prosecution against the Public Servants.
Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Katar Singh while accepting the closure report observed that instant case owes its origin to a JSC initiated on June 21, 2007 on the basis of reliable information regarding the execution of electrification works, installation of Flood Lights by the then Xen Police Construction Division on highly exorbitant rates in Jammu Province in the aforementioned years. Verification was conducted into the allegations of execution of electrification works installation of flood lights by then XEN on highly exorbitant rates.
During verification a random check of electrification works taken up for execution of DPO Border SP Border / SP CID CI Jammu, P/S Bari Brahmana, DPL, Jammu and Armed Police Complex Channi Himmat was conducted. The check has revealed that in and around the month of September - October 2005, a criminal conspiracy was hatched by Abdul Hamid Sheikh the then Xen and other officers of PCD with private persons namely Neeraj Mangotra and others with the object of obtaining undue pecuniary gains in the process of execution of electrification works. Court further observed that VOJ investigated the case and found the allegations proved against accused persons. The case was sent to Govt for accord of sanction for prosecution of accused Public Servants involved in the case on January 8, 2010, GAD vide communication dated April 15, 2010 intimated that competent Authority has ordered departmental action instead of launching prosecution against the accused public servant and the case is ordered to be closed.
According to the FIR that VOJ registered a case of misappropriation of Govt. money against former Executive Engineer of Police Construction Division, J&K and others for execution of electrification works by installation of Flood Lights at various police establishments during the year 2005 - 2006 and 2006 - 2007 at highly exorbitant rates resulting in wrongful loss of several lacs to the state exchequer. A verification was conducted into the allegation of execution of electrification works viz installation of flood lights by the Executive Engineer, PCD, J&K and others on highly exorbitant rates in Jammu Province during the year 2005-2006 and 2006-2007.
During the verification a random check of electrification works taken up for execution at DPO Border, SP Border / SP CID CI Jammu, P/S Bari Brahmana, DPL, Jammu and Armed Police Complex Channi Himmat was conducted. The check has revealed that in and around the month of
September - October 2005, a criminal conspiracy was hatched by Shri Abdul Hamid Sheikh the then Xen and other officers of PCD with private persons namely Neeraj Mangotra S/o Shri Om Prakash R/o Talab Tillo, Jammu and Sheikh Javaid S/o Sheikh Ghulam Mustafa R/o Pirmitha, Jammu and others with the object of obtaining undue pecuniary gains in the process of execution of electrification works. In furtherance of criminal conspiracy, the accused Xen in league with other officers / officials of PCD while adopting pick and choose method, without inducing competition and ascertaining the reasonability of rates, got the works of providing and fixing of flood lights and other allied electrification works executed through the above named private persons
on highly exorbitant rates in various installations of Police Departments in Jammu province. On comparison, the rates of various electrical items vis-à-vis their prevailing market rates were found
highly exorbitant. As against the booked expenditure of Rs.36,15,370/- on account of electrification works in respect of above named places where random check was carried out, the expenditure as per prevailing market rates on these works should not have exceeded Rs.24.68 lacs. As such, an excess drawal of about Rs.11.47 lacs was made by the accused. Further more, since most of the electrical items installed during the electrification works were found to be duplicate / sub-standard, the loss to the Govt. exchequer is likely to be much more. The total expenditure incurred on execution of electrification works in Jammu province was about Rs.1.40 crores. Case FIR No.17/2007 U/S 5(2) P.C Act 2006 r/w 120-B RPC has been registered in Police Station Vigilance Organisation Jammu against Abdul Hamid Sheikh the then Xen and other officers of PCD and private persons namely Neeraj Mangotra S/o Shri Om Prakash R/o Talab Tillo, Jammu and Sheikh Javaid S/o Sheikh Ghulam Mustafa R/o Pirmitha, Jammu and others.
VOJ after completion of the investigation more than six years filed closure report as GAD declined to grant sanction for prosecution. |
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