JK vigilance files charge-sheet against 60 people in Rs 22 cr

Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation today filed a charge-sheet against 60 people, including government officials, for their alleged role in embezzlement of over Rs 22 crores from funds meant to compensate people whose lands were acquired in Pulwama.
After government had accorded sanction for launching prosecution against the serving public servants, the charge sheet in the case comprising about 2,000 pages was produced before the court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Pulwama, Haq Nawaz Zargar against the 60 accused persons.
"Challan of the biggest embezzlement scam produced by Vigilance Organisation Kashmir against the accused persons for embezzlement of more than Rs 22 crore from the accounts of Collector Land Acquisition Pulwama out of funds meant for compensation to the land owners for four lanning of National Highway, was filed today," a SVO spokesman said.

He said the investigation of the case was conducted by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by SP (ABP) Vigilance Organisation. 75 persons were accused including the then collector land Acquisition/ADC Pulwama Adil Rashid Naqash, Land Acquisition Clerk, Parvez Indrabi (LAC) of DC office Pulwama.
The accused also include officials of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited Awantipora and Lethpora.
Meanwhile, the spokesman said that matter has also been taken up with the Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited for accord of sanction against 14 serving bank officers and officials and on receiving the sanction, charge sheet will be produced against them.