Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Anti-Corruption Bureau today produced chargesheet against Asifa Ara, the then Zonal Education Officer, Education Zone Dangerpora, Sopore and seven others for misappropriation of funds to tune of Rs 39 lakh in construction of school building at Yemberzalwari Bala of Education Zone Dangerpora Sopore.
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Charge-sheet in case FIR number 27/2015 was produced before the Anti Corruption Court Baramulla for judicial determination against eight accused, namely Asifa Ara, the ZEO Dangerpora; Bashir Ahmad Mir, the then In-charge ZEO Dangerpora; Mohammad Shafi Wani, the then In-charge ZEO Dangerpora; Mairaj-ud-din Ahmad Shawl, the then Zonal Education Planning Officer, Dangerpora; Zahoor Ahmad Shah, the then In-charge Headmaster Govt Middle School Yemberzalwari Bala, Rifat Ara, the then Junior Assistant (SSA Clerk) Zonal Education Office Dangerpora ; Abdul Rashid Baba (father of accused Rifat Ara) and Atiqa Rashid (mother of accused Rifat Ara) for commission of offences under section 5(1)(c)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act; Section 409, 467, 468, 471, 120-B & 109 RPC.
The instant case was registered in Anti Corruption Bureau to investigate the allegations of misappropriation of Government money by these officials of Education Zone Dangerpora Sopore. The investigation revealed that the accused Zonal Education Officers during 2011 to 2014 had released funds to the tune of Rs 72, 21, 414 for construction of a three roomed school building at Yemberzalwari Bala of Education Zone Dangerpora Sopore against the estimated/allotted cost of Rs.9.99 Lac. Most of the amount released through cheques were changed into major amounts by way of insertions by the accused Jr Assistant. The investigation revealed that only amount of Rs 6.48 Lakh was consumed in the said construction. An amount of Rs 24,49,775 was recovered by the Education Department from the accused. Amount of Rs 1,61,740 which was deposited in the personal accounts of the accused In-charge Headmaster and the parents of accused Jr Assistant by Anti Corruption Bureau was frozen. The rest of the amount to the tune of Rs 39, 61, 899 was established to have been transferred into the personal accounts and the accounts of relatives by the accused and later misappropriated.
The court has fixed September 18, 2021 as next date of hearing.
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