Misappropriation of Token fees in RTO Office
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In a case of misappropriation of Token Fees in RTO Officer in which challan was presented by the Crime Branch, Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu OP Bhagat directed Sr. Superintendent of Police Crime Branch, Jammu to conduct further investigation after clarifying the fact into the matter and after concluding the investigation file charge sheet without any delay. The factual background of the case is that on 10-01-2009, an information was received from reliable sources wherein it was informed that token fees deposited by the transporter/owner at the rate of Rs.6,000/- one time fees is not reflected in the cash register and instead of it token fees of two wheelers at the rate of Rs.250/-to 500/- is shown as deposited in the record maintained in the office of RTO Jammu and the balance amount is misappropriated in the G.R Book, if compared with cash book, shall clearly indicate the misappropriation /fraud. The counter foils of receipt are destroyed after mis-appropriation. The driving licenses for passenger vehicles are issued on the basis of certificate provided by driving institutes, one such institute by the name of Shivam Driving institute is issuing fake certificate after charging huge amounts from the license holders in connivance with official of RTO Jammu. No objection certificate and attestations of Ist Class Magistrate (Naib Tehsildar) are being fabricated by the private agents which are enclosed with other documents necessary for the transfer of ownership of the vehicles. All the bunglings in the RTO office Jammu are going on with the connivance of senior officials of RTO office Jammu and the so called private agents, the huge Government exchequer is being embezzled/misappropriated thereby causing loss to the Government. The omissions and commission on the part of officers/officials of RTO Jammu as well as agent constitute offences u/s 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 201, 120-B RPC r/w 5(2) of PC Act. Accordingly, a case FIR No.01/2009 was registered at Police Station Crime Branch Jammu.
During the course of investigation, all the seized records were scrutinized by an expert team of Finance department deputed by Director Accounts & Treasury, Jammu during which it was found that an amount of Rs,12,97,040/- on account of one time token tax w.e.f 01-04-2004 to 31-03-2005 was misappropriated with criminal intention officer/officials who remained posted as cashier and Accountants in RTO office, Jammu was also obtained and seized.
