Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 19: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a charge sheet against the former Branch Manager and clerk of Burdwan Central Cooperative Bank Branch Hajin.
The charge sheet was filed in the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Bandipora, based on the case FIR No. 23 of 2016.
The CBK said that Abdul Razak Wani, the then Branch Manager, and Ghulam Ahmad Shah, the then Clerk, both of BCCB Branch Hajin, have been implicated in the alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471, 409, 120-B, and 201 RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir (now EOW).
According to a statement issued by the CBK, the investigation was initiated following a complaint received from the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Jammu and Kashmir.
The complaint, as per CBK, raised allegations of dishonest and fraudulent misappropriation and embezzlement of large sums of public money in various branches of the Baramulla Central Co-operative Bank Ltd.
“Subsequently, FIR No. 23/2016 was registered in the Crime Branch Kashmir, and a thorough investigation was initiated to probe the allegations.”
During the investigation, CBK said, evidence came to light, revealing that Abdul Razak Wani had conspired with his Clerk, Ghulam Ahmad Shah.
It has been stated that the collaboration between the two bank employees resulted in cheating depositors, forgery of financial documents and records, and the misappropriation and embezzlement of substantial amounts of public money, reaching lakhs of rupees.
The CBK emphasized that the evidence collected during the investigation has firmly established the criminal culpability of Abdul Razak Wani and Ghulam Ahmad Shah.
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