ACB books ex-BMO, 16 others

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced a charge sheet against former Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri, Baramulla and 16 others for fraudulent withdrawal of arrears.

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ACB said that a charge sheet was filed in Case FIR No: 47/2015 Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir (now Anti-Corruption Bureau) against accused public servants namely Sheikh Farooq Nazir, the then Block Medical Officer, Uri, Baramulla and 16 other accused public servants including beneficiaries in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla.
It said that the instant case was registered on the outcome of a Preliminary Enquiry (P.E) conducted into allegations that the accused public servants in furtherance of criminal conspiracy had abused their official position.
“…fraudulently drawn an amount of Rs. 30,70,000/- on account of arrears in favour of 13 accused beneficiaries against monetary considerations despite having knowledge that the arrears drawn are not due to the beneficiaries as such have caused huge loss to the state exchequer,” the ACB said.
It said that the investigation of the case was concluded as proved against accused public servants and after the accord of sanction from the Government for the launching of prosecution against the accused persons, the charge sheet of the case was produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Baramullah.
“At the time of production of the challan, all the 17 accused were present in the Court who were released on bail. The next date of the case has been fixed on 27th December 2021,” it said.