Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 29: Vigilance Organization Jammu today booked the then officers and officials of Marwah Education Zone for misappropriation of SSA funds.
A case FIR number 33/2018, under section 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d) r/w section 5(2) of J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and section 120-B RPC was registered in PS VOJ against Nazir Ahmed Farash of Khanpora Baramulla, Ghulam Qadir Beigh of Hullar, Kishtwar and Fiaz Ahmed of village Janakpora, Marwah Kishtwar (now expired) on the basis of a verification conducted into the allegations of misappropriation of funds pertaining to ZEO Office Marwah especially SSA funds of Marwah Zone.
During the financial year 2010-11 and 2011-12, huge transactions had taken place in the personal accounts of Fiaz Ahmed. Verification revealed that the then ZEO Marwah, Nazir Ahmed Farash under a well knit conspiracy hatched with his subordinate Fiaz Ahmed, issued various cheques in his name from official account of ZEO office Marwah with the intention to misappropriate the Government money, out of the funds meant for construction of toilets and learning corners under SSA scheme. However, no such toilet has been found constructed at UPS Chicha nor any learning corner has been constructed in any school of Block Dachhan during the said period.
Verification conducted also revealed that Government money amounting to Rs 6,60,000 was credited into the personal account of one private person namely Tariq Hussain of Ganaipora Kiyar Dachan on authority letter of ZEO Marwah. Out of this Rs 6,11,000 was transferred into account of Fiaz Ahmed through credit invoice and Rs 49000 was withdrawn on the same day. After his transfer, his successor Ghulam Qadir Beigh the then I/C ZEO Marwah also joined the conspiracy by issuing of cheque of Rs 247100 dated 24.12.2017 in the name of Fiaz Ahmed for disbursement on account of construction of toilets some of which are either non-existing or not having been completed as per norms.
By acting in this manner, the then ZEO Marwah Nazir Ahmed Farash under a conspiracy hatched with Fiaz Ahmed I/C Jr Asstt I/C SSA (now expired), misappropriated Government money. Ghulam Qadir Beigh, who joined the conspiracy at later stage also facilitated drawl of Rs 247100 through Fiaz Ahmed and the amount has been misappropriated.
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