Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 25: Anti-Corruption Bureau has produced charge-sheet against the then Principal of Government SPMR College of Commerce Jammu and others for making software purchases at exorbitant rates.
The charge-sheet was produced in case FIR number 23/2014 registered in P/S VOJ (now ACBJ) under section 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act. Svt. 2006 and sections 120-B, 409, 468, 471 RPC against accused Dr Hemla Aggarwal, then Principal, Government SPMR College of Commerce Jammu (now retired); Jia Lal, then Accounts Assistant at Government SPMR College of Commerce Jammu (now retired), in-service public servant namely Jagdish Kumar, then Storekeeper at Government SPMR College of Commerce, Jammu (now Senior Assistant), and private beneficiaries Sunil Malik of M/S Sun Broadcast Equipments Pvt Ltd, Bhavnish Sachdeva, then Sr Manager M/S Sun Broadcast Equipments Pvt Ltd, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi and Vinay Kumar Thakur of M/S Audio Video Centre 25 Palika Bazar, Cannaught Place Delhi.
The instant case was registered on 16.08.2014 on the basis of outcome of a verification conducted by Vigilance Organization (now ACBJ) to enquire into the allegations regarding purchases made at exorbitant rates. During verification, it was revealed that Prof Hemla Aggarwal, Principal Commerce College Jammu has shown purchases of softwares for I-Mac System namely Final Cut Plugging, Edius 4 Canopus and Adobe Master Collection CS3 for amount of Rs 78,000, Rs 46,800 and Rs 1,40,400 respectively. However, during verification it came to fore that the above mentioned software were neither requisitioned nor found loaded in I-Mac System. Moreover, three CDs CS3 (compact dics) software namely final cut plugging, Edius 4 Canopus and Adobe Master Collection CS3 were not found available.
During investigation, it came to fore that all these accused persons were part of the conspiracy and got prepared bills for the hardware and softwares already in possession and drawn/disbursed the payment from Government funds causing loss to the State exchequer.
The investigation conducted has prima facie established the offences against the accused persons. After completing the investigation of case, sanction for launching of prosecution of the accused in-service public servant was obtained from the competent authority following which the charge sheet was produced yesterday before the Court of Spl Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu. The next date of hearing has been fixed for 14.07.2021.
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