Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (J&K ACB) on Friday said that it has produced charge sheet Krishan Kumar, the then Assistant Director and Subash Chander Gupta, then Tehsil Supply Officer, Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Udhampur for misappropriation of Government money worth crores.
In a statement issued on Friday J&K ACB said that in case FIR No. 12/2018 u/s 5(1) (c), 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) of J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and section 467, 468, 471, 201 & 120-B/RPC P/S VOJ now ACB a charge sheet was on Friday produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Udhampur against Krishan Kumar, then Assistant Director Udhampur and SubashChander Gupta, then Tehsil Supply Officer, Majouri, Udhampur, Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs.
Stating further that the instant case was registered on the basis of outcome of the verification conducted by the Vigilance Organization Jammu (now ACB), the J&K ACB in it’s statement said that officers/ officials of FCS&CA Department, Udhampur by abuse of their officials position were found to have fraudulently and dishonestly misappropriated Govt. money on account of incidental charges to the tune of Rs. 92,51,021.75/- during the period commencing from January 2007 to March 2008 thereby causing loss to the State exchequer.
J&K ACB in it’s statement further said “verification also reveals that the officers/ officials of FCS&CA Department have deliberately destroyed the record pertaining to the disbursement of above mentioned amount which could have served as material evidence”, adding that “the allegations were established during the probe of verification which resulted into the registration of FIR No. 12/2018 u/s 5(1) (c), 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) of J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and section 467, 468, 471, 201 & 120-B/RPC P/S VOJ against Krishan Kumar S/o Late Uttam Chand R/o H. No. 359, ChanniHimat, Jammu, T. R. Padha S/o Asa Ram Padha R/o Patel Nagar, tehsil Kathua, the then Assistant Directors, FCS&CA Department, Udhampur, SubashChander Gupta S/ Devi Chand Gupta R/o H. No. 110, Phase-II, Housing Colony, Udhampur, BansiLal S/o Tara Chand Gupta R/o Housing Colony, Udhampur, the then TSO Majouri and GopalKrishan S/o VishnooBhagat R/o PabaGali, Chabutra Bazar, Udhampur the then Storekeeper”.
The J&K ACB statement further reads “ during investigation of the case it has been proved that the accused public servants namely Subash Chander Gupta the then TSO, FCS&CA Department Majouri- Latti, Krishan Kumar then Assistant Director FCS&CA Department Udhampur, Tarseem Raj Padha (Now expired) the then AD FCS&CA and Gopal Krishan (now expired) the then Storekeeper FCS&CA Department by abuse of their official positions in conspired manner, fraudulently and dishonesty misappropriated an amount of Rs.1,01,92,828/- on account of incidental charges w.e.f 01-01-2007 to 31-03-2008 for their ulterior motives resulting into wrongful loss to the state exchequer”.
J&K ACB in the concluding para of it’s statement said that as per investigation conducted, the offence u/s 5(1) (c), 5 (1) (d) r/w 5 (2) of JK PC Act Svt. 2006 and section 467, 468, 471, 201 & 120-B/RPC have been proved against the above mentioned officials and after completing investigation of the instant case the charge sheet on the instant case was on Friday produced against the above mentioned officials in the Court which fixed next date of hearing on 29-07-2022
