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| Misappropriation of NABARD funds meant for Hayatpura-Mangalnar road | | HC directs SVO to submit status report of petitioner's complaint | |
Jammu, July 11: High court judge Bansi Lal Bhat, in a petition filed by Istkhar Ali Khan of Mangal Nar (Manjakote) Rajouri, has directed the director of state vigilance organisation (SVO) to submit the status of the June 12, 2015 complaint wherein the petitioner has sought registration of FIR under section 5(2) of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act against Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Rajouri, AEE Sub-Division South Rajouri, J E and other officials for misappropriation of Nabard funds to the tune of Rs 1,60,34,000 for the construction of Hayatpura-Mangalnar Road situated in block Manjakote of Rajouri.
After hearing the counsel for petitioner, Justice Bhat issued notice to the GAD Commissioner/Secretary, SVO Director and SVO SSPfor Rajouri-Poonch range, returnable within four weeks and in the meantime the court directed the SVO Director to submit the status of the complaint lodged by the petitioner with the SVO on June 12, 2015 with regard to the siphoning of the Nabard funds meant for the construction of the aforesaid road.
In the petition, it has been submitted that PWD (R&B) Division Rajouri executed the construction of the road but funds have been shown utilized in papers only as physically the said road is incomplete and works like culverts, metalling, black topping, lane and drains, earthwork etc are yet to be completed and on the other hand, the scheme sanctioned under NABARD has been exhausted and funds amounting to Rs 148.30 lakh have been shown to be utilized by the PWD (R&B) Division Rajouri.
The petitioner lodged a complaint with the Superintending Engineer (SE) concerned to constitute a committee for holding an inquiry into the matter as the funds were siphoned off by the officers of the Division in league with each other. He further submitted that the project has been completed in papers only but the road is still incomplete and the works are yet to be completed and in view of indifferent attitude of the (SE), the petitioner on June 12, 2015 lodged a complaint with the SVO Director and SVO SSP for Rajouri-Poonch Range for constituting a SIT to probe the scam but nothing substantial was done despite repeated visits of the petitioner to the SVO office. He submitted that the accused officials have the backing of some local politicians who are creating obstacles in the SVO probe.
After considering the submissions of the petitioner's counsel, Justice Bhat directed SVO Director to submit before the court the status of the ongoing preliminary inquiry into the complaint of the petitioner highlighting misappropriation of Nabard funds in the construction of Hayatpura-Mangalnar Road situated in Block Manjakote, Rajouri.
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