Srinagar,10-Dec;The Crime Branch Kashmir has produced charge-sheet in a case FIR No: 12/2011 U/S 5(1)d, 5(2) PC Act Samvat Act 2006 r/w 120-B RPC of P/S CBK against 04 Accused Persons for misuing official position including the former director of Geology and mining department kashmir,The accused have been identified as Ishtiaq Ahmad Ashai resident of Ibrahim Colony Parraypora Srinagar, the then Director Geology and Mining Department J&K, Ashok Dhar resident of Trikuta Nagar Jammu, the Senior Drilling Engineer Geology and Mining Department J&K, Mushtaq Ahmad Kirmani resident of Parimpora Srinagar,the then Technical Officer to Director Geology and Mining Department J&K and S Rama Krishnan resident of Rudraprayag Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, then General Manager Marketing M/S Revathi Equipment Ltd. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu by abusing their Official Positions and Criminal Misconduct got the Rig Machine inducted in the department of Geology and Mining J&K despite the field reports that the said machine had not performed satisfactorily as per the laid down specifications when put to series of test checks.As per the brief facts stated by the Crime Branch Kashmir, they received a communication from the Administrative Department of Commerce J&K alleging therein that the Directorate of Geology and Mining J&K had purchased DTH Hydraulically Operated Concentric Drilling Rig from M/S Revathi Equipments Coimbatore Tamil Nadu and the said machine had not performed satisfactorily when put to series of tests/checks as per conditions laid down in the agreement.Consequently PV No: 05 of 2010 was initiated which culminated in the registration of FIR No: 12/2011 in Crime Branch Kashmir.”During the course of investigation, it was proved that the accused persons by abusing their official positions under a well knit criminal conspiracy with the supplier firm facilitated and released the cost of machine in crores in favour of the Supply Firm by not conducting the test checks of the said machine as per the specifications enshrined in the supply order and thereby accepting the machine despite having adverse performance reports from the field staff.This has been done with dishonest intention, thereby causing loss to the State Exchequer.(CNS)
