Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 5: J&K Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today registered FIR against then Incharge Mid-Day Meal, Zone Mawar, Langate, District Kupwara, for misappropriation and embezzlement of MDM funds.
A preliminary enquiry was conducted by J&K ACB to look into the allegation that accused public servant namely Abdul Rashid Dar, the then Mid-Day-Meal incharge at ZEO office Mawar, resident of Shanoo Langate, in league with officers/ officials of the Zone illegally & fraudulently credited Lakhs of rupees meant for MDM to his own account in J&K Bank Qalamabad and misappropriated the same.
The probe revealed that during the year 2017 to 2019, an amount of Rs 73,66,335/- was allotted by the Govt through Chief Education Officer Kupwara vide different orders to then ZEOs of Education Zone Mawar Langate under Mid-Day Meal scheme. On receipt of funds, the then MDM incharge Zone Mawar Abdul Rashid Dar dishonestly and fraudulently managed to transfer an excess amount of Rs 7,07,495/- into official accounts of 14 schools covered under MDM Scheme in Education Zone Mawar District Kupwara .
The accused managed the release of excess payment in favour of schools by resorting to escalation of amount in different advices and later on received the amount back from MDM incharges of schools in cash on pretext of depositing it back into the official account but instead misappropriated & embezzled the same.
On the culmination of preliminary enquiry, a case FIR No 14-2024 U/S 5(1) (c), 5(1) (d) r/w section 5(2) of JK PC Act Svt. 2006 was registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla against the accused public servant Abdul Rashid Dar and investigations were set into motion.
Immediately after registration of case, search warrants were obtained from the court and in pursuance to that searches were conducted simultaneously at three different locations in Handwara in presence of executive magistrates & independent witnesses. Further investigations are going on.
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