ACB registers case against SE PWD (R&B) Kargil and others

On the outcome of preliminary enquiry conducted by this Bureau on the allegations that Sh. Bod Raj Bhagat, Executive Engineer, PWD Kargil / Zanskar. I league with Sh. Des Raj Bhagat, Deputy Secretary, PWD (R&B), Department has siphoned of more than Rs.2 Crores of Govt. Money on account of construction of Pidmo Bridge, Chumogumpa Sani Road Phutktal Road and concrete abutments, it has surfaced that there were numerous procedural violations made in the allocation of works executed by the Executive Engineer and District Superintendent Engineer PWD Kargil. Besides have accorded illegal extensions by the said engineers on their own without sanction from the competent authority.

The PE conducted has further revealed that a loss to the tune of Rs. 15,97,284/- has been caused to the state exchequer on account of exorbitance of rates work against untendered work of construction of one number pier and strengthening of two numbers of abutments of 1 X 75 Mtrs span, steel Girder Bridge over river Zanskar at Pidmo. Thus allegations which surfaced during PE prima facie disclose commission of offences u/s (1) (d), punishable u/s 5(2) of PC Act Svt 2006 on the part of SE PWD (R&B) Department Kargil and others. Consequently Case FIR No. 13 / 2019 is registered in P/S ACB Kashmir and investigation taken up.

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