STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The prestigious Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) has lost its sheen ever since the departure of a committed Vice Chancellor Massood Choudhary, a former Addl DGP. Since then the varsity has become den of corruption with vested interests having rendered the institution as their fiefdom. With each passing day reports emanate about the omissions and commissions being committed by the unscrupulous elements which is not going any way to maintain the sanctity of this higher institute of learning in Rajouri-Poonch belt.
On Thursday, an employee of BGSBU and a staffer of J&K Bank have been arrested for their involvement in swindling of scholarship money meant for disbursement among the bright and meritorious students.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted in FIR 46/15 under section 420/467/468/471/409/109 RPC arrested two main accused namely Muzzafar Iqbal, son of Mohd Iqbal an employee of BGSB University and Aijaz Malik, son of Mohd Jameel Malik, an employee of J&K Bank Darhal.
On 25 May, FIR was registered in Police Station Darhal on a complaint of Yougesh Thaper, Branch Head JK Bank Branch Darhal regarding the misappropriation of scholarship of students of BGSBU and fraudulent transactions of cheques from Drahal Bank.
On this, SSP Rajouri Dr M Haseeb Mughal had constituted a special investigation team headed by SDPO Thanamandi Iftkhar Talib to investigate the case.
During the course of investigation SIT seized the cheques and other relevant record from concerned bank and BGSBU. Statements of nine students/former students of BGSBU have been recorded so far before the court in which they have deposed that they had applied for the scholarships but concerned university employee Muzaffar Iqbal used to delay the disbursement on one pretext or other.
Statements of 13 more students have been recorded so far by the SIT.
Investigation conducted so far transpires the active involvements of both the accused in forging the record and misappropriation of scholarship, mess charges and other miscellaneous funds of BGSBU.
The modus operandi of accused was that Muzaffar Iqbal would pass on the cheque numbers to Aijaz Malik and on this Aijaz Malik used to transfer that amount in the accounts of his relatives as well as relatives of Muzaffar Iqbal instead of actual beneficiaries (students of BGSBU).
It is pertinent to mention here that accused namely Muzaffar Iqbal an employee of BGSBU was evading his arrest. The High Court has already dismissed the bail application of accused Muzaffar Iqbal some days back. Custodial questioning of accused persons may unveil some more facts of the case.
SIT is making effort to obtain all the relevant record from Directorate of Tribal Affairs, Directorate of Social Welfare and Corporate headquarters of JK Bank which the concerned authorities have so far failed to provide. SIT will also summon some more employees/officials of BGSBU and J&K Bank for further investigation.
