Doda: The state vigilance organisation today presented challan against Ominder Kharoo, then Branch Manager Ellaqai Dehati Bank Pranoo Doda and co-accused Riaz Ahmed @ Raju S/O Lassa Malik R/O village Masri Pranoo Tehsil and District Doda (private person) was produced before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Doda in case FIR No.13/2017 u/s 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K P.C Act Svt.2006 & Section 4-A J&K P.C Act (Amendment-2014) & section 120-B, 420/RPC P/S VOJ.
The case was registerd on 21-04-2017 in police station VOJ on the basis of a written complaint of Nisar Ahmed S/O Ahmed Din R/O village Thilroo, Pranoo Tehsil & District Doda against Ominder Kharoo, then Branch Manager, Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Pranoo and Sh. Riaz Ahmed @ Raju, Up-keeper alleging therein that in March 2016 he had applied for KCC loan before Bank Manager Ellaquai Dehati Bank Pranoo District Doda and he was told by the Bank Manager that he will be sanctioned an amount of Rs 1,19,000/- as KCC loan for which the complainant was asked to complete some more formalities.
It was further alleged by the complainant that the Bank Manager adopted dally-dallying tactics in sanctioning his KCC loan. In the month of May 2016, the Bank Manager told the complainant that he should contact with Riaz Ahmed @ Raju and on contacting the said Raju who told him (complainant) that the Bank Manager is demanding Rs 10,000/- for sanctioning the KCC loan in his favour and in the said month he (complainant) gave Rs 8000/- cash to Riaz Ahmed @ Raju in the presence of the accused Bank Manager of the said bank.
Since then the said Bank Manager avoided in sanctioning the KCC loan in favour of the complainant and stressed upon the complainant for giving the remaining amount of Rs 2000/- as illegal gratification for sanctioning the loan case. On receipt of the said complaint the instant case was registered in P/S VOJ and investigation taken up. During the investigation a successful trap was laid against the accused persons namely Ominder Kharoo, then Branch Manager, Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Pranoo and Sh. Riaz Ahmed @ Raju and they were caught red handed while demanding and accepting the illegal gratification of Rs.20,00/- from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses. Both the accused persons were arrested in the case.
After completion of the investigation the case was approved for producing the challan against the accused persons as there was no need to obtain Govt. sanction in respect of accused Bank Manager Ominder Kharoo as he had retired from the service in the month of August-2017 while as the co-accused Riaz Ahmed @ Raju is a private person. Next date of hearing in the case has been fixed for 22-05-2018 by the Hon’ble Anti corruption Court Doda.