Zargar Gulzar

Baramulla, Mar 12 (KNS): Due to various embezzlements and misappropriation, the government of Jammu and Kashmir suspended A D Food with an immediate effect and attached the same official with the directorate of FCS&CA, Kashmir till further order.
Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, civil Secretariat suspended In-Charge, Assistant Director Baramulla.
Government of Jammu and Kashmir issued an order vide no: 40.JK (FSC&CA) OF 2020 DATED 12-03-2020, that reads suspension of Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, I/C Assistant Director, Baramulla.
“Pending inquiry into the matter and as reported by Director, FCS&CA, Kashmir about misappropriation/ missing of truck loads to the tune of 633.00 Qtis of rice read with further shortages/missing of food grains of 362.00 Qtis of rice at Baramulla, reads an order.
Order said that, It is hereby order that Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, I/C Assistant Director, Baramulla is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect in order to ensure fair investigation in the matter.
It is further ordered that during the period of suspension, the officer shall remain attached in the Directorate of FCS&CA, Kashmir till further order..
However sources said that, earlier seven truckloads of rice were dispatched from peg Baramulla to Hygam for distribution among the people of north Kashmir’s circle-D in December last year but that failed to reach the destination.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
If sources are to be believed they said that, while three months have lapsed, there is no trace of the truckloads of rice, and no action whatsoever was taken including the criminal proceedings against the officials involved in the alleged scam.
Meanwhile it was known from the reliable sources in the department of Food and Suplies that, seven truck loaded with rice were dispatched from peg Baramulla to Hygam granary in the month of December only.
Sources further said that, accordingly on Dec 31, 2019 the challan was made by the offiical at Hygam and the same trucks were dispatched to Baramulla D Circle, after which the authorties concerned denied that they received the truck loads of rice so for.
The officials at the department concerned have sold that very rice that was meant to reach to the destination against the fake challans, said sources.
Soon after the case was highlighted the Crime Branch Kashmir raided at various locations of the concerned department, including of AD Food Baramulla, and carried out an investigations into this matter. (KNS)