Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 19: The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch (CB) Kashmir today produced a charge sheet against two persons accused of misappropriation of over Rs 51 lakh in Central Cooperative Bank, branch unit Trehgam of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
In this regard, the CB said, the charge sheet in the case, FIR No. 27/2016 U/S 420, 467, 468, 471, 409, 120-B, 201 RPC, was produced against Mohammad Ashraf Bhat of Dardsun Kralpora Kupwara and Bashir Ahmad Khan, son of Mohammad Afzal Khan of Karihama Kupwara before the Sub Judge Trehgam, Kupwara.
“The case had been registered upon receipt of a written complaint received from the then Registrar Cooperatives J&K, Srinagar, wherein it was alleged that the misappropriation/embezzlement of Rs. 51.41 lakhs was reported in Central Cooperative Bank B/U Trehgam, Kupwara,” it said.
It said that its Economic Offence Wing conducted a preliminary investigation into the matter, which, it said, culminated in the registration of the instant case.
During the investigation, the CB said that the allegations were substantiated against the accused Mohammad Ashraf Bhat (the then Branch Manager of Central Cooperative Bank) and Bashir Ahmad Khan (the then Clerk).
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