Kupwara: An enquiry conducted into the allegations that officers and officials of Irrigation and Flood Control Division (I&FC) Kupwara in connivance with contractor have embezzled huge amount of Government funds in the year 2008-09 and 2009-10 while executing various works, revealed that the work of Increasing Capacity by way of deepening and widening of Dharamwari Storage tank allotted by one
Mohammad Sarwar Dar then Executive Engineer, I&FC Kupwara, in favour of contractor Nazir Ahmad Mir at the allotted cost of Rs 18.265 lakhs , later on extended to Rs.19.949 lakhs and full payment made against the work.
During inspection, the actual measurements recorded on M. Book did not tally with ground situation and were found lesser to the paid ones. The quantity of earthwork found executed on ground was 5926 cubic meters against a paid quantity of 14091 cubic meters thereby causing loss to the tune of Rs. 11,55906/- to state exchequer. This amount is also inclusive of loss of Rs. 2,47762caused on account of wrong calculation made by the concerned engineers and draftsmen of the division.
According to Vigilance Organization, Mohammad Sarwar Dar then Executive Engineer, Khazar Mohammd Khanday then AEE, Ghulam Mohi-ud-din peer then JE, Abdul Aziz Kumar then Head Draftsman, Akther Mohi-ud-din Baba and Irfan Ahmad Bhat the then Draftsmen of I&FC Divn Kupwara ( Headquarters Handwara) hatched a criminal conspiracy among themselves and others and by abuse of their official positions, misappropriated an amount of Rs, 11,55,906 by inflating measurements and wrong calculations.
State Vigilance Organization according to CNS stated that the omissions and commissions on the part of the above named public servants constitute offences punishable under section 5(1)(c), (d) r/w 5(2) P.C Act Svt. 2006 and 120-B RPC. A case vide FIR number 20/2014 P/S has been registered in this regard.
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