Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 4: The State Vigilance Organization has booked Tarsem Lal, then CEO Jammu, Ram Rakha, then ZEO Chowki Choura and Headmaster Sheru Ram, then posted in Government High School Malla on corruption charges.
The trio has been booked for misuse of their official positions for extraneous considerations to give undue benefit to Priti Rani, daughter of Bachan Dass of Malla, Tehsil Karah Balli, District Jammu for appointing her as ReT Teacher in Government High School Malla.
The case was registered on the basis of an enquiry conducted by Vigilance Organization to probe into the allegations into the complaint against these officers regarding misuse of their official positions.
During the course of verification, it was found that these officers of Education Department facilitated and appointed beneficiary Priti Rani as ReT Teacher in Government High School Malla, which was meant for ALC candidate. However, the accused beneficiary Priti Rani, at the time of advertisement of post as well as the time of joining, was not possessing requisite ALC certificate. As such, the public servants in criminal conspiracy and connivance with beneficiary namely Priti Rani illegally appointed her by sheer abuse of their official positions and conferred undue benefit upon her.
On the prima facie establishment of offences, case FIR No. 29/2017 P/S VOJ has been registered in VOJ u/s 5 (1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act 2006 and Section 120-B RPC against the three accused Public Servants and beneficiary lady.
Investigations of the case are going on.
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