SVO raids FCS&CA Deptt Chatha Jammu

Jammu, OCTOBER 4: State Vigilance Organization conducted a joint surprise check at FCS&CA Department Chatha Jammu after receiving a complaint regarding embezzlement/ misappropriation of ration during the year 2014-15.

According to State Vigilance Organization,  during the probe, it transpired that on taking into account the receipt and issue of shortage of food grains against Ramesh Singh Jamwal, Jr. Assistant I/C Store keeper posted in Food Store Chatha of wheat 3324 Qtls and sugar 596 Qtls, against Shri Tilak Singh, Sr. Assistant, the then Supervisor/Storekeeper, Chatha Store of Rice APL-2229 Qtls, and Levy Sugar-138 Qtls, was detected.

It further transpired that Akbar Ali and Dev Raj the then Assistant Directors, Chatha Jammu in connivance with the above named store keepers have converted/diverted huge quantity of food grains from one category to another without sanction/approval from the competent authority in order to cause gains to themselves/storekeepers and corresponding loss to the state exchequer to the tune of Rs. 58,68,417/-(Fifty eight lakh sixty eight thousand four hundred and seventeen).

The State Vigilance Organization further said that It has also been established during JSC, that the accused namely Akbar Ali and Dev Raj, the then Assistant Directors, Chatha by abusing their official position wilfully and intentionally closed their eyes in monitoring distribution/despatch of food grains as per despatch programme set by the Director CA&PD at the end of each month and submit despatch statement of food grains commodity wise on monthly basis to Director CA&PD in order to facilitate the above named storekeepers for wrongful gains to themselves/storekeepers and wrongful loss to the state exchequer.

The aforesaid acts of omissions/commission on the part of the above mentioned accused persons of CA&PD Department namely Tilak Raj, Sr. Assistant the then Supervisor/Store keeper Food Store Chatha, Ramesh Singh Mamwal the then Jr. Asistant I/C Storekeeper Food Store Chatha, Sunil Sharma the then I/C Store Keeper, Food Store Chatha, Akbar Ali and Dev Raj the then Assistant Director Food Store Chatha and others, constitute offences punishable under section 5 (1) (d) r/w section 5 (2) J&K P.C Act 2006 and 409, 120-B RPC.

Accordingly, case has been registered in P/S VOJ.  After the registration of the instant case (FIR no: 38/2017 PS VOJ) the teams of Vigilance Organization Jammu conducted simultaneous raids and house searches at different placers at Jammu and recovered various incriminating documents pertaining to the instant case.