Srinagar, Jan 02 (KINS): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir Friday siad that it has unearthed a major corruption scandal involving embezzlement of government funds and illegal appointments in Electric Division Sumbal.
As per the official statement, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Srinagar of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has submitted a chargesheet in FIR No. 25/2018 under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, against 108 accused persons in connection with large-scale embezzlement of government funds and illegal appointments in Electric Division Sumbal, wherein the accused include 15 Executive Engineers, 06 Assistant Accounts Officers, 01 Accounts Assistant, 06 Head Assistants, 04 Senior Assistants including the kingpin Mushtaq Ahmad Malik S/o Sonaullah Malik R/o Aragam, Bandipora, 04 Junior Assistants and 01 Orderly posted in the said division, besides 25 officers and officials of J&K Bank Branch Sumbal Sonawari and 46 fake employees who were illegally appointed, with the case registered on credible information that the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO), in connivance with departmental and bank officials, fraudulently withdrew crores of rupees from government accounts and facilitated fake appointments, investigations establishing large-scale diversion of public funds, recovery of crores of rupees from the accused kingpin which were deposited into the Government Treasury, revelation of substantial transfers to multiple bank accounts of the accused including savings and term deposit accounts along with accrued interest, and following sanction for prosecution accorded by the Government, the chargesheet has been submitted before the competent court for judicial adjudication.”(KINS)