JAMMU, June 25: The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau presented a charge sheet in the case against then Incharge ZEO Kunzer Abdul Hamid and Noor Mohd Parrey and other officials for Misappropriation/Embezzlement of funds to the tune of Rs.26 lakh during the period 2007-2010 before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Baramulla.
A verification was conducted by J&K Anti Corruption Bureau on the basis of an Audit report pertaining to Special Audit & Inspection of accounts of the office of Zonal Education Officer Kunzer for the period 4/2007 to 3/2012 conducted by a team of officers from the office of Deputy Director Audit & Inspections Kashmir,.
ACB said that the aforesaid Audit Report was forwarded by Chief Education Officer Baramulla to the Commissioner of Vigilance for investigation, as the inspection conducted by the department had revealed grave financial irregularities & misappropriation of funds.
The verification conducted revealed huge misappropriation/embezzlement of funds received by education zone Kunzer during the period 2007-2010 committed by the then ZEO Kunzer and other officials from different heads through different means and methods including by raising fictitious bills /double drawl, fake vouchers etc. etc.
Accordingly, a case FIR No 1-2015 was registered at PS VOK (Vigilance kashmir ) under sections 5(1) (c) (d) r/w 5(2) Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006 and Section 120-B RPC against the then ZEO Kunzer & other officers/officials posted in education zone who were found involved and the investigation of the case was set into motion.
It was found that in following different heads the accused public servants had committed embezzlement by different means & added that a total Misappropriation/embezzlement of Funds committed by accused public servants in connivance with each other during the period 2007-2010 was found of Rs. 26,87,307.
After completion of investigations today the charge-sheet of the case was presented before the Anti corruption Court Baramulla against the accused public servants namely Abdul Hamid (then In-charge Zonal Education Officer Kunzer, now retired), Hilal Ahmad Mir (then Senior Assistant in the office of Zonal Education Officer Kunzer, now retired); Noor Mohd Parray (then In-charge Zonal Education Officer Kunzer, now retired); Nazir Ahmad Rather (then Head Teacher, Government Middle School Gonipora of Education Zone Kunzer, now retired) and Mohd Yousuf Wani (then Head Teacher, Government Middle School Sagri Batpora of Education Zone Kunzer, now retired) for commission of offences under section 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006 and Section 467, 468, 471, 477-A &120-B RPC.
All the accused public servants were presented before the court in custody which were released by court on personal bail bond, official said adding that next date of hearing has been fixed by court for 30th August 2025.
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