Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 18: Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Udhampur Dinesh Gupta today framed charges against Krishan Kumar Sharma, Assistant Director and Subash Chander Gupta, Tehsil Supply Officer for embezzlement of more than Rs one crore.
According to the case, the accused Krishan Kumar Sharma was posted as Assistant Director FCS&CA Udhampur with effect from February 2007 to August 2007 and T.R Padha was posted as Assistant Director FCS&CA Udhampur with effect from September 2007 to 31.03.2008. While Subash Chander was deputed as TSO FCS&CA Department Majouri-Latti with effect from 01.01.2007 to 31.03.2008, Gopal Krishan was posted as Storekeeper, Food Store, FCS at Majouri Udhampur from 01.04.2007 to 02.02 2009.
Accused Krishan Kumar during his tenure had issued Rs 40 lakh to Subash Chander TSO by way of three cheques on account of incidental charges for (carriage, commission, loading /unloading) of food grains items to be disbursed among the rations dealers, shopkeeper and salesman of FCS&CA Department.
However, amount was not disbursed into the accounts of dealers as alleged by the Storekeeper and TSO. Krishan Kumar during his tenure issued three cheques on different dates and without verifying the disbursement of the amount of the Ist cheque issued the 2nd cheque and similarly without verifying and ascertaining the proper utilization of incidental charges issued 3nd cheque in favour of accused Subash Chander TSO Majouri-Latti and this way accused mis-appropriated the amount and caused loss to the exchequer.
Similarly Tarseem Lal Padha (now expired) during his tenure with effect from September 2007 to 31.03.2008 issued five cheques of different denomination on different dates in favour of accused Subash Chander, TSO Majouri-Latti for an amount to Rs 90,000. T.R Padha also issued cheque without verifying and ascertaining the proper disbursement of the amount meant for incidental charges for the dealers, issued cheque one after another. During investigation it stands proved that the charges shown to be released in favour of dealers after getting verified, does not tallies with the amount disbursed to the dealers and this way storekeeper TSO and Assistant Director while hatching conspiracy mis-appropriated and embezzled the Government funds and caused huge loss of Rs 101,92,828 to the exchequer.
Further prosecution prima facie succeeded in establishing that TSO and storekeeper destroyed the original record pertaining to disbursement of incidental charges.
After hearing APP Himanshu Parkash for the ACB, court observed, “there is sufficient material to proceed against the accused for the commission of offence under Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 467/468/471/201/120-B RPC”.
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