ACB produce chargesheet against BMO in misappropriation case in Kashmir

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced charge-sheet in a local court against then Block Medical Officer (BMO) and others in central Kashmir district of Badgam under Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA).

The ACB produced Chargesheet of case FIR No. 26/2014 u/s 5(1)(c), (d) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006 & sections 120-B, 201,420,467,468 and 471 RPC in Anti Corruption Court Srinagar against Dr Fayaz Ahmad Banday, then BMO Beerwah, Mushtaq Ahmad Parray then Junior Assistant cum cashier Medical Block Beerwah and Zahoor Ahmad hen Pharmacist Medical Block Beerwah, a spokesman of the ACB said on Tuesday.

he said during investigation it was found that that accused officer and officials of Medical Block Beerwah, have misappropriated and embezzled an amount of Rs11589851 from Treasury Beerwah against the fake, fictitious salary bills drawn against the non existent employees or against the officials of Medical Block Beerwah which have not received the amount nor were entitled for the same or against the staff engaged under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme for whom there is separate mechanism of disbursing their salaries and on account of wages meant for the consolidated/part time workers.

Spokesman said it also revealed that in blatant violation of financial rules and regulations and with criminal intention of accused Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) has issued a cheque in the name of self from the official account and similarly has transferred the amount from salary account into the NRHM official CD account.

He said the accused officer/officials while preparing fake, fictitious and double drawal bills and drawing same from the Treasury have destroyed the office copy of such bills along-with invoices issued thereof.

The Chargesheet was produced before the Court of Special Judge Anti Corruption Srinagar after Government accorded prosecution sanction in respect of in-service accused 03 public servants.