Diplomat Correspondent
Jammu: DD, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today registered a case against a Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) then posted in the office of Collector Agrarian Reforms (ACR) Poonch and others in corruption charges.
The ACB registered a formal case against then posted in Office of Collector Agrarian Reforms (ACR), Poonch vide FIR no. 03/2025 U/S 7, 13(1)(a) r/w 13(2), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018)& Sections 120-B, 467,471, IPC.
The instant case was registered on the outcome of a miscellaneous verification conducted by ACB on the basis of a complaint lodged by Tahir Mustafa Malik, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Poonch, against, then posted in Office of Collector Agrarian Reforms (ACR), Poonch, for his having embezzled an amount of ₹ 55, 99, 947 from government CD accounts.
The verification conducted has conducted has revealed that an enquiry in the matter has been conducted by the Committee, headed by Sandesh Kumar Sharma, Additional District Development Commissioner, Poonch, constituted by Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, who was then posted in the Office of Collector Agrarian Reforms, Poonch, during the period from 07.01.2019 to 21.10.2023, was detected.
Further, it also surfaced that besides transferring the fraudulently money to his own account, the above named official has also transferred some amount of the said public money to the accounts of his blood relations and to some unknown persons as well.
The involvement of concerned Bank officials, who entertained the fake invoices bearing forged signatures which are not similar to the specimen signatures provided to the Bank, has also surfaced in the matter
After registration of a formal case under relevant sections of law, also conducted simultaneous searches with the help of local police in presence of Magistrates/Independent Witnesses at the premises of above named accused person in District Poonch. Detailed and in-depth scrutiny of the seized record will be carried out during further course of investigation. (Press Release)
