ACB registers case of embezzlement of food grains in FCS&CA deptt, searches conducted

Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday registered a case of embezzlement of food grains in the food, civil supplies & consumer affairs (FCS&CA) department as it found that officials of FCS&CA department instead of identifying the additional 500 AAY beneficiaries have misappropriated quantity of additional allotment in league with their Tehsil Supply Officers (TSOs) and storekeepers resulting in a loss of Rs. 1,00,75,155/- to the State Exchequer
A statement issued by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said “ a verification conducted by it revealed that Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department Kashmir has allotted additional 500 AAY Ration Tickets (RTs) to district Baramulla with effect from October 2017 vide order No. 261-DFCS&CAK of 2017 dated 10.07.2017 under revised NFSA target. Stating that the additional allotment of rice 5075 quintals (35 kgs / RT per month) continuously flowed from the Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir to district Baramulla for 29 months from the month of October 2017 to February 2020, the ACB statement said that the officials of FCS&CA department instead of identifying the additional 500 AAY beneficiaries, misappropriated quantity of additional allotment in league with their Tehsil Supply Officers (TSOs) and storekeepers resulting in a loss of Rs. 1,00,75,155/- to the State Exchequer.
“A case FIR No. 05/2020 has been registered in P/S ACB Baramulla u/s 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K P.C Act Svt. 2006 and section 120-B,409 RPC”, the statement reads, adding that “after the registration of FIR, searches were conducted at various locations after obtaining search warrant from the court “ Stating that during searches incriminating documents related to the case were recovered, the ACB said “further investigation of the case is underway”.