JAMMU: The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) on Thursday registered four FIRs-three in Jammu and one in Kashmir against Ex Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of Jammu and Kashmir Central Cooperative Bank Limited (JKCCBL), a Tehsildar and two Girdawars besides the staff of Toll Post Lower Munda, a Sarpanch and employees of BDO, Hiranagar, Education, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) and Social Welfare Departments.
The SVO has booked former Chairman Jammu Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. (JKCCBL) and Managing Director for illegally appointing 19 Cashier-cum-Clerks without following the laid down procedures and norms.
The verification conducted revealed that Arun Bakshi during his tenure from 2007 to 2011 in his different capacities as General Manager (Adm) and Managing Director of Jammu Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. (JCCBL) in connivance with the then Chairmen, JCCBL namely Mohd Sharief Tariq (now dead) and Mohinder Singh on pick and choose manner appointed 19 Cashier-cum-Clerks.
FIR 41/15 has been registered under Section 5(1) (d) read with 5(2) J&K P.C Act Svt. 2006 Section 120-B RPC on the prima facie establishment of offences on the part Arun Bakshi, Mohinder Singh and others.
In another case, a Tehsildar and two Girdawars besides four Revenue officials and a mother-son duo have been booked for manipulating revenue record to sell a house in Bakshi Nagar twice besides taking loan from the J&K Bank on the sold property by preparing fraudulent documents.
Those booked have been identified as Vijay Kumar, the then Patwari Halqa Khas (now Girdawar), Daleep Singh, the then Girdawar Jammu Khas (now retired), Shaloo Ram, the then Naib Teshildar Jammu Khas, (now Tehsildar) Janak Raj, the then Patwari Halqa Jammu Khas (now retired) and beneficiaries Sunil Dutt and his mother Kamla Devi.
The officials abused their official positions and conferred undue pecuniary advantage upon Sunil Dutt, Kamla Devi and themselves and also caused wrongful loss to Kishore Lal and J&K Bank Branch Bari Brahamana.
Investigations revealed that a piece of state land 4 Marlas and 188 Sqft. situated at Bakshi Nagar Jammu, falling under Khasra No. 45 Min of Jammu Khas was in possession of Kamala Devi, wife of Bodh Raj, resident of Rajpura, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu and a house was constructed over the said land.
This land was regularized in favour of Kamala Devi vide Govt order No. UD 208 of 1989 dated 16th August 1989 and JDA No. JDA/DLM/Reg/989-90 dated 1st October 2005 and was mutated in her favour vide mutation No. 3368 and attested by the Tehsildar Jammu on 7th October 2005.
Thereafter, Kamala Devi gifted the said house to her son, Sunil Dutt alias Sunil Kumar, son of Bodh Raj vide gift deed dated 19 November 2005 and in this regard, a mutation No.3402 was recorded/attested on 25 November 2005 in favour of Sunil Dutt.
Sunil Dutt sold this property twice while also got prepared revenue documents to take loan of Rs 6 lakh from J&K Bank.
FIR 40/2015 has been registered in SVO Jammu under Sections 5 (1)(d) read with 5 (2) P.C Act 2006, 120-B, 420, 467,468 and 471 RPC on the prima facie establishment of offences on the part of the aforementioned public servants and others.
Today, the SVO conducted a surprise check at Toll Post Lower Munda, Qazigund and found the staff receiving excess toll charges as fixed by the Government from fruit laden trucks.
FIR 55/2015 under section 5(1) D, E 5(2) P.C. Act and Section 420 RPC has been registered against the officers/officials of Toll Post Lower Munda Qazigund following a Joint Surprise Check conducted by a team of Vigilance which revealed that officers/officials of Toll Post Lower Munda indulged in charging of excess money from drivers/owners of the trucks in the garb of collection of toll tax.
During surprise check it was also revealed that the excess money detected/recovered at various collection counters of toll post Qazigund was unaccounted and unexplained and as such found collected from gullible drivers by the officials on duty by way of cheating and abusing their official positions.
Meanwhile, the SVO on Thursday conducted surprise check at various construction works in Kathua district.
During the course of enquiry/ spot inspections at Katli Hiranagar, out of total of 28 works, eight works were randomly taken and got inspected through Engineering wing of SVO and it was found that a loss to the tune of Rs.1,62,453 lakh has been caused to the state exchequer in executing non-existent works.
FIR 42/2015 under Section 5(1)(c)(d) read with Section 5(2) P.C. Act and sections 120-b and 201 RPC has been registered in Vigilance Organisation Jammu into the allegations against Yash Paul Singh, Sarpanch Panchayat Halqa Katli Hiranagar and officers/officials of various departments i.e. BDO office Hiranagar/Social Welfare/CAPD/Education and concerned banks for committing frauds and looting state exchequer by illegal means under the garb of various construction works.
During the check, it has been further found that concerned measurement books and some files of concerned works have also been misplaced deliberately by the concerned officials in order to conceal the frauds committed by them during the execution of works in question.
These public servants in connivance with Yash Paul Singh, Sarpanch Halqa Katli Hirangar and other civil beneficiaries have caused loss to state exchequer and gain to the private beneficiaries illegally.