SRINAGAR The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday registered a case against former Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Parvez Ahmad for conferring undue benefits to an insurance company where his close relative was working.
In statement issued here, the Anti Corruption Bureau said that its source report revealed that a insurance deal in violation of norms has been made by J&K Bank with one company namely, IFFCO TOKIO in which close relative of former chairman J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed Nengroo is employed resulting into undue benefits to the company. A verification conducted into the matter revealed that J&K Bank had already entered into venture with PNB Metflife Insurance company for sale of its insurance products in the year 2000, followed by similar nature of venture with Bajaj Allianz Insurance Company for sale and distribution of its non life insurance products including health product in the year 2002.
The verification conducted into the matter revealed that due to the insurance deal, the ACB said, the beneficiary company has been conferred business of insurance in Srinagar and Anantnag at the cost of bank resources and that of Bajaj Allianz company Ltd which was already in arrangement with J&K Bank since 2002.
The initial probe further revealed that in the first quarter of financial year 2018-2019,i.e, April to June, J&K Bank received commission from Bajaj Allianz to the tune of Rs 159 lacs, whereas commission received from IFFCO TOKIO General insurance Company Ltd for the first quarter of current financial year is to the tune of Rs 88 lacs only which is less by Rs 71 lacs, thereby a loss in the form of commission to J&K Bank Ltd has been caused.
The ACB said by resorting to the acts of favoritism and abuse of official position as Chairman J&K Bank in connivance with MD IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company, his relative Asif Manzoor Beig was appointed in the insurance company against annual salary package of Rs 19,28,886 which is approximately 2.5 times higher than that of the package given by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company where the accused beneficiary was functioning as deputy manager. It is pertinent to mention here that the said accused beneficiary is serving as Chief Manager in IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company Srinagar office. In order to effect search of the office premises of IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company located at Chinar Complex Residency Road Srinagar Kashmir, a warrant was procured from the competent court of law. The search was conducted to seize incriminatory evidence related to the commission of the offence by the officers/officials of IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company Ltd.
The omissions and commissions on the part of Parvez Ahmed Nengroo, the then Chairman J&K Bank Ltd in furtherance of conspiracy hatched with Officer/officials of IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company Ltd while executing an insurance deal with the company in order to secure appointment of his close relative Asif Manzoor Beigh in the company and others at the cost of J&K Bank resources constitute criminal misconduct under J&K P C Act 2006 and thus disclose commission of offences punishable U/S 5(1) (d) read with 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and section 120B of the RPC, the ACB said. Case FIR No 14/2019 stands registered in PS ACB Srinagar into the matter and investigation is going on.
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