Srinagar: Vigilance Organization has booked Block Medical Officer Uri and his staff for corruption, saying formal investigation has been taken up and the role of Directorate Health Services Kashmir will also be investigated, being Budget Controlling Office of Medical Block Uri.

A VO statement said that pursuant to the outcome of a Preliminary Enquiry, TuesdayVigilance Organization Kashmir registered case FIR No. 47/2015 u/s 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and section 109, 120-B, 467,468,471 RPC against  Sheikh Farooq Nazir (Block Medical Officer Uri), Rouf Ahmad Beigh(Treasury Officer Uri), Riyaz Ahmad Mir (Junior Assistant), Altaf Ahmad Lone (Orderly),  Dr. Syed Tariq Ahmad(Medical Officer), Dr. Mehboob-ul-Nissa (Medical Officer), Dr. Sameena Qayoom (Medical Officer), Bashir Ahmad Banday (Pharmacist), Muzafar Ahmad  (Pharmacist),  Sarbuland Khan (Pharmacist),  Mohmad Shareif Sheikh (Pharmacist), Ghulam Nabi  Moon (Dental Technician),  Mehmooda Akhter (FMPHW), Mohmad Saleem Khan(Driver) , Feroze Akbar (Driver), Fayaz Ahmad Ganie(Driver) , Irshad Ahmad Pore (Driver) and Parvaiz Ahmad Lone(Basic Health Worker).

Preliminary Enquiry conducted by Vigilance Organization Kashmir revealed that in the month of June 2015, Block Medical Officer Uri Baramulla namely Sheikh Farooq Nazir and his Clerk namely Riyaz Ahmad Mir have fraudulently drawn pay revision arrears to the tune of Rs 30,70,200/-  in favour of thirteen (13) contractual employees in quite disregard to the   Government Order No. 1661-GAD of 2009 dated 26.11.2009 r/w Circular No.31-GAD of 2012 dated 28.09.2012.

Preliminary Enquiry revealed that in furtherance of the criminal conspiracy, the accused Block Medical Officer and his  dealing Junior Assistant have received the share @ Rs 98,000/- each from Medical Officers and @ Rs 65,000/- each from other staff through bank A/c No. SB/4879 at J&K Bank Kreeri of accused Junior Assistant namely Riyaz Ahmad Mir . It has been further found that out of the said amount,  an amount of Rs 4,00,000/- has been transmitted in cash to accused Block Medical Officer through A/c No. SB/1801 at JKB Uri (Main) of his sub-ordinate namely Parvaiz Ahmad Lone.

Preliminary Enquiry further revealed that despite the fact that whole amount of four bills was deposited in the official bank Account No. CG/93 at J&K Bank Uri (Main) of accused BMO Uri on 11.06.2015, the accused Block Medical Officer Uri  transferred only Rs 1,00,000/- each to the bank Accounts of  thirteen contractual employees on 17.06.2015 to enable them to pay the share of BMO & his Clerk. The withheld amounts were transferred to the Accounts of the staff only after the receipt of that share. It was further found that two of the staff delayed the transfer of share of accused BMO & his Clerk. Consequently release of their remaining amounts was also delayed and released only after the payment of that share of accused BMO and his clerk.

Preliminary Enquiry further revealed that Rouf Ahmad Beigh(Treasury Officer Uri), Altaf Ahmad Lone(Orderly) and Parvaiz Ahmad Lone(Basic Health Worker) have resorted to abetment of crime by facilitating the execution of above mentioned criminal conspiracy. (KNS)