Two CAPD TSOs booked for kerosene black-marketing;Vigilance conducts search in TSO’ s house in Doda

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JAMMU: The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) on Wednesday booked two Tehsil Supply Officers (TSOs) of Consumers Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department for misappropriation and black marketing of kerosene oil.
The Vigilance has registered FIR (23/17) under Section 5(1)(c) (d) read with Section 5(2) P.C Act 2006 and Section 120-B RPC against Sajjad Ahmed Wani and Vikram Singh, Tehsil Supply Officers (TSOs) of CAPD Department, Doda on the basis of a verification conducted into the allegations with regard to the misappropriation/black marketing of the kerosene oil.
The verification revealed that during January to March 2013, the then Assistant Director CA&PD Department, Doda had allotted the recorded/sanctioned kerosene oil quota to the aforesaid TSOs which they have received and later allotted/released the same to the different dealers/MPCS centres in the aforesaid district. However, some MPCS centres denied that they have received the kerosene oil as projected by the TSOs in their record.
Verification has further revealed that there is variation in the figures projected by the aforesaid TSOs and by the MPCS centers.
By acting in this manner, the then TSOs of Pull Doda namely Vikram Singh and Sajjad Ahmed Wani abused their official position and in league with each other and with the beneficiaries misappropriated the kerosene oil allotted to them for distribution through concerned MPCS Centers to the general public. They have, thereby caused wrongful gain to themselves and corresponding wrongful loss to the State Exchequer as well as to the general public.
During the investigation, a search warrant was obtained from the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Doda and in compliance to the search warrant a vigilance team headed by Kartar Singh, DySP was fanned out to conduct the house search of accused Sajjad Ahmed Wani TSO at Village Ghat Doda. During the search some documents were seized which are under scrutiny.

SVO raids Horticulture Office
KISHTWAR: A Joint Surprise Check (JSC) was conducted by sleuths of State Vigilance Organisation in the office of Chief Horticulture Officer, Kishtwar on the basis of a complaint that the officers/officials of Horticulture Department District Kishtwar have misappropriated over Rs. 50 lakh to Rs 60 lakh meant for implementation of fruit plants in the month of February-March, 2017 in the district. These plants were to be distributed among the farmers/beneficiaries but no distribution has been made till date and the fruit plants are lying in dry condition in six shops. It was further alleged that the amount has been drawn without planting the trees on ground and by this way huge loss has been caused to the state exchequer and wrongful  gain to themselves. During JSC, the vigilance team seized around 40,000 plants in the presence independent witnesses including Tehsildar Kishtwar. During course of JSC, the record was also seized from the Horticulture Office Kishtwar which is under scrutiny.