Crime Branch Jammu registers a criminal case under relevant sections of law against the employees of Geology and Mining Department viz accused-Ajaz Mir, Drilling Engineer, the then Drawing and Disbursing Officer and Rohin Nanda Cashier for their involvement in fraudulent drawals of GPF of the complainant and other employees of the same Department to the tune of Rs. 33,03,447/-. A written complaint was received in Crime Branch Jammu from Deputy Secretary to the Government of J&K Industries and Commerce Deptt. Civil Secretariat, Srinagar with reference to Director Geology & Mining Department, J&K, Jammu letter alongwith connected papers regarding complaint filed by Mr. ShibanLalBhat, Drill Operator Grade-II, wherein he has alleged that he had applied for his G.P Fund in the month of Feb. 2020 for which sanction was accorded on 14-03-2020 and accordingly his G.P. Fund amounting to Rs. 17.00 lacs was released on 19-03-2020. However, the complainant further alleged that the GPF amount has not been credited in his Bank Account. After enquiry from concern Treasury he came to know that the amount has been credited in the account of drawing & disbursing officer 1st on 19-03-2020. During enquiry the allegations have been prima-facie made out. Moreover, a serious fraud and financial embezzlement to the tune of Rs. 33, 03,447/- pertaining to GPF of employees isfound to have been committed by the accused officials of Geology & Mining Department, J&K, Jammu. Thus, the accused persons in furtherance of their conspiracy have cheated the complainant and others with dishonest intention besides criminal breach of trust and gross criminal misconduct. The omissions and commissions, therefore, on the part of accused prima facie, constitute an offences punishable u/s 409, 420, 120-B IPC and r/w 13 Prevention of corruption Act. Accordingly, a formal case is registered in P/S Crime Branch, Jammu against the above mentioned accused persons and investigation of the case is set in motion.
