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13 lakhs worth SSA funds embezzled by Education department officials VO registers FIR against accused 4/14/2015 12:03:43 AM Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Apr 13: Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Organization today registered a case against officials of Education Department for embezzlement of over Rs 13 lakh Government funds under a centrally-sponsored scheme here in Baramulla district. Sources told Early Times that, "Vigilance Organization has registered a case against various officials of Education department for embezzlement of funds and Bank officials of T.P Branch who were found involved in helping the officials in opening an account in J&K Bank. "Verification was conducted into the allegations regarding embezzlement of government funds under SSA scheme by the suspects namely Bashir Ahmad Mir, Nazir Ahmad Farash, Asifa Begum, and then Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Dangerpora Mehraj Ud Din Shawl and Ex Zonal n Education Planning Officer (ZEPO) Dangerpora Rifat Ara, Junior Assistant Ghulam Jeelani Pukhta , Rifat Akhter, Abdul Rashid Malik, sources said. Then Headmaster of Government Middle School Warpora Zahoor Ahmad Shah, Headmaster Middle School Yamberzulwari and the Bank officials of T.P branch Sopore were also found involved, said sources. "The case was registered after verification into the allegations regarding embezzlement of government funds under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme by nine officials of the department in north Kashmir's Sopore and the officers of Jammu and Kashmir Bank", a spokesman of the Vigilance Organisation said here. The verification prima facie established that officials entered into a criminal conspiracy in the year 2011-12 and 2012-13 and misappropriated government funds to the tune of Rs 13, 68,370 out of SSA and Mid-Day Meals funds, sources informed. However the officials opened a fictitious account in J&K Bank Branch TP Sopore. The misappropriated amount has been withdrawn from the official account of ZEO Dangerpora and maintained in JK Bank TP Sopore and credited into the fictitious account under Acount no: SB-32596 maintained in J&K Bank T.P Branch Sopore, in the name of Nayeema Akhter D/O Ghulam Mohidin Malla R/O Radigam Hygam Sopore. Under prevention of corruption act Svt 2006, under section 120B, 409 & 467 RPC, FIR no 23/2015 has been registered against the accused persons.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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