STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Udhampur Dinesh Gupta today framed charges against Krishan Kumar Sharma Assistant Director and Subash Chander Gupta Tehsil Supply Officer for embezzlement of rupees more than one crore.
According to the case, the accused Krishan Kumar Sharma was posted as Asstt. Director FCS & CA Udhampur w.e.f February 2007 to August 2007 at Udhampur. T.R Padha was posted as Asstt. Director FCS & CA department Udhampur w.e.f September 2007 to 31.03.2008. While Subash Chander was deputed as TSO FCS & CA Department Majouri-Latti wef 01.01.2007 to 31.03.2008 and Gopal Krishan was posted as Store keeper, Food Store, FCS at Majouri Udhampur from 01.04.2007 to 02.02 2009. Accused Krishan Kumar during his tenure had issued Rs. 40 lakhs to the Subash Chander TSO by way of three cheques on account of incidental charges for (carriage, commission, loading /unloading) of food grains items to be disbursed among the rations Dealers, shop Keeper and sales man of FCS & CA Department.
After preliminary verification as well as during investigation it was found that the said amount was not disbursed into the accounts of Dealers, as alleged by the Store keeper and TSQ.
Krishan Kumar during his tenure issued three cheques on different dates and without verifying the disbursement of the amount of the Ist Cheque issued the 2nd cheque and similarly without verifying and ascertaining the proper utilization of incidental charges issued 3rd cheque in favour of accused Subash Chander TSO Majouri-Latti and this way accused mis-appropriated the amount and caused loss to the state exchequer.
Similarly Tarseem Lal Padha (Now expired) during his tenure w.e.f September 2007 to 31.03.2008 issued five cheques on different denomination on different dates in favour of accused Subash Chander TSO Majouri-Latti amount to Rs.90,000/-T.R Padha also issued cheque without verifying and ascertaining the proper disbursement of the amount meant for incidental charges for the dealers, issued cheque one after another.
During investigation it stands proved that the charges shown to be released in favour of Dealers after getting verified, does not tallies with the amount disbursed to the dealers and this way Store keeper TSO and Asstt. Director while hatching conspiracy mis-appropriated and embezzled the government funds and caused huge loss of Rs. 101,92,828/- to the state exchequer. Further prosecution prima facie succeeded in establishing that TSO and Storekeeper destroyed the original record pertaining to disbursement of incidental charges.
Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Udhampur Dinesh Gupta after hearing APP Himanshu Parkash for the ACB, observed that there is sufficient material to proceed against the accused for the commission of offence U/S 5(1)(c)5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act r/w 467/468/471/201/120-B RPC which are within cognizance of this court.