Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 24: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today charge-sheeted the then Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Budgam and others in the case pertaining to the embezzlement of funds involving Rs 17 lakh.
As per details, the charge sheet was produced before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar against Dr Mohammad Abdullah, then CMO Budgam, and others including one deceased official and private persons namely Mohammad Ayoub and Shahid Shabir.
The ACB said that the instant case was registered based on the outcome of verification conducted into the allegations for embezzlement of Rs 17 lakh by CMO Office Budgam during the year 2009-10.
“Out of funds allotted under office expenditure, the then CMO Budgam, hatched a criminal conspiracy with other accused officials and private persons, by resorting to fraudulent means, prepared fictitious/false bills in respect of purchase and repairing of vehicles,” the ACB said.
It said that the accused have put the State exchequer to loss to the tune of Rs. 11,78,240, while it was also found during investigation that an amount of Rs. 8,01,990 was found withdrawn by the accused Chief Medical Officer Budgam, in league with other accused persons on account of repairing of departmental vehicles and shown disbursed to private firms.
“The investigation further established that these vehicles were never repaired by the firm and the payment was not received by the said firm,” the ACB said.
As per further details shared by the ACB, the investigation also revealed that a supply order for installation of two number of L.E.D hoardings and production of short films was placed in favour of M/ Oscar Cine Media Group Srinagar, without ascertaining the reasonability of rates,” the ACB said,
It said that the same was done without inducing competition with an excess amount of Rs. 88250 by the accused CMO Budgam, to the supplier firm.
All the accused persons except one deceased person, the ACB said, were presented before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar, for further legal action. “Further trial of the case will proceed in due course.” The case, ACB said, has been scheduled for the next hearing on February 28.
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