JAMMU: A drilling engineer has been charged by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu for his alleged role in the misappropriation of Rs 33 lakh in arrears from the 7th Pay Commission and the General Provident Fund (GPF) that belonged to department employees. According to a Crime Branch spokesman, accused Aijaz Mir stole Rs 33,03, 447 in arrears for GPF and the 7th Pay Commission while working as the Geology and Mining Department’s Drawing & Disbursing Officer (DDO-1). He added that Mir is currently suspended and that complainant Shiban Lal Bhat, a former departmental drill operator grade-2, revealed Mir’s alleged wrongdoings.He added that after an examination, it was discovered that the GPF money intended for the staff had been transferred to the DDO’s account. “A comprehensive inquiry committee, instituted by the Department’s Director, uncovered a significant fraud totalling Rs 33,03,447, implicating both Mir and the department’s cashier, now deceased,” stated a representative for the Crime Branch. He said that as a result, the Crime Branch Jammu received the findings very away and took appropriate action. Following that, the accused DDO and cashier were the subject of a case FIR number 04/2021 filed by the Crime Branch Jammu under sections 409, 420, and 120-B of the IPC along with Section 13 of the Prevention of the Corruption Act. Under the direction of SSP Crime, Jammu, Benam Tosh, Inspector Taranjeet Singh conducted the investigation, which resulted in the filing of a comprehensive charge sheet at the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Jammu court.
