Srinagar- The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has filed a case against a government official for allegedly grabbing an amount of over Rs seven lakh released by the government under the mid-day meal scheme in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
The anti-graft body filed a case against Abdul Rashid Dar, then In-charge of the scheme in Zone Mawar of Langate in Kupwara for misappropriation & embezzlement of MDM funds, an official spokesperson said.
The case, he said, was filed after a preliminary enquiry was conducted by the ACB to look into the allegation that the accused public servant in league with officers of the Zone illegally & fraudulently credited lakhs of rupees meant for MDM to his own account in J&K Bank Qalamabad and misappropriated same.
The probe, the spokesperson said, also revealed that during the year 2017 to 2019, an amount of Rs 73,66,335 was allotted by the government through Chief Education Officer (CEO) Kupwara vide different orders to the then ZEO’s of Education Zone Mawar Langate under Mid-day meal scheme.
“On receipt of funds the then MDM in-charge Zone Mawar Abdul Rashid Dar dishonestly and fraudulently managed to transfer an excess amount of Rs 7,07,495 into official accounts of 14 schools covered under MDM Scheme in Education Zone Mawar District Kupwara,” he said.
The accused, he added, managed managed the release of excess payment in favour of schools by resorting to escalation of amount in different advices and later on received the amount back from MDM incharges of schools in cash on pretext of depositing it back into the official account but instead misappropriated & embezzled same.
“That accordingly on the culmination of preliminary enquiry a case FIR No 14-2024 U/S 5(1) (c), 5(1) (d) r/w section 5(2) of JK PC Act Svt. 2006 was registered at P/S ACB Baramulla against the accused and investigations were set into motion.
“That immediately after registration of case search warrants were obtained from the Hon’ble court & in pursuance to which searches are being conducted simultaneously at three different locations in Handwara in presence of executive magistrates & independent witnesses,” the spokesperson added.
He said further investigations in the case are going on.
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