Srinagar, Jan 2 (KNS): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against 108 accused persons in a case related to alleged embezzlement of government funds and illegal appointments in Electric Division Sumbal, officials said on Friday.
The chargesheet in FIR No. 25/2018 has been submitted before the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla under sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code, read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Those chargesheeted include 15 Executive Engineers, six Assistant Accounts Officers, one Accounts Assistant, six Head Assistants, four Senior Assistants, four Junior Assistants and one Orderly, all posted in Electric Division Sumbal. The chargesheet also names 25 officers and officials of J&K Bank’s Sumbal Sonawari branch and 46 persons allegedly appointed illegally as employees.
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Officials said the investigation revealed that the Drawing and Disbursing Officer, in alleged connivance with departmental officials and bank employees, fraudulently withdrew large sums from government accounts and facilitated fake appointments.
According to investigators, substantial government funds were diverted and transferred to multiple bank accounts of the accused, including savings and term deposit accounts.
It said that during the investigation, crores of rupees were recovered from Mushtaq Ahmad Malik, identified as the main accused, and deposited into the government treasury.
The government has accorded sanction for prosecution against all accused persons, following which the chargesheet was filed for judicial proceedings, officials said.(KNS).