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Multi-crore scam exposed in Poonch Municipality MC's CEO engages kin on different posts; gives work to family firms 11/21/2016 11:45:58 PM K Koushal Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: In one of the biggest scams in the state, a top official in Poonch has allegedly embezzled crores of rupees. Irshad Hussain Sofi, Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Council Poonch, along with his wife Zaitoon Begum had withdrawn huge amount of money from the government exchequer in the name of an unregistered firm 'Sofi Traders'. "During his stay as Executive Officer Municipal Committee Surankote and CEO, MC Poonch between 2010-2015, Irshad Sofi in connivance with officials of Directorate of Urban Local Bodies Jammu released huge amount of money in the name of his wife for running a firm, which is unregistered," revealed in reply to an RTI filed by Advocate Kovid Khosla on the behalf of the council. They said Irshad Sofi did not stop here and engaged his son Asghar Ali Sofi in MC Poonch in 2008-2009 as casual labourer. Irshad also reportedly secured engagement of his son in MC Surankote in 2010 on need felt basis during his tenure as CEO, MC Surankote. "He also secured engagement of his son in MC Surankote in 2011 as consolidated paid worker during his tenure," stated RTI reply, adding that the officer continued to misuse his official position. "He further secured engagement of his daughter-in-law namely Vasudha Sharma in MC Poonch in 2014 as a need based worker," RTI reply . They said that he also secured engagement of his nephew Sadakat Ali in MC Poonch in 2014 as need-based worker during his tenure as EO MC Surankote and CEO MC Poonch. In reply to RTI , the officer in question sanctioned tenders worth lakhs of rupees in 2014-2015 in MC Poonch to an unregistered firm namely 'Sofi Traders' belonging to his wife. He also sanctioned tenders worth lakhs of rupees to other unregistered firms like 'Sofi Printing Press', 'Zamana Enterprises' without obtaining Tax Clearance Certificate from the participating firms, thereby causing loss to state exchequer by way of tax evasion.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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