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SVO books ex-VC SKUAST, 2 others

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 2/12/2016 12:07:33 PM

JAMMU, Feb 11: Former Vice Chancellor of Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Training (SKUAST) and its two officials were today booked by the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) in connection with an alleged "illegal" appointment.
The SVO said in a statement here that it has "established prima facie offences" on the part of B Mishra, the then Vice Chancellor of SKUAST, Jammu, B B Gupta, the then Registrar, and Tarsem Raj, the then Assistant Registrar, for "illegal appointment" of Sanjay Sharma as PRO in SKUAST and a case has been registered.
"Verification conducted by Vigilance Organization into the allegations of illegal appointment of Sanjay Sharma as Public Relation Officer has revealed that Sharma was initially engaged as Computer Programmer SKUAST Jammu on adhoc basis and in the year 2001. He was placed as PRO to Vice Chancellor on probation basis which was confirmed in the year 2003," the statement said.
"The verification has revealed that while processing the case of Sanjay Sharma for putting him in the Selection Grade, the experience of Model Institute of Education and Research (a private establishment) w.e.f 1997 to October 31, 2000 has been arbitrarily counted and considered to be the active service of Sanjay," the statement said.
"In order to bestow illegal benefit upon Sanjay Sharma, the officers and officials have wilfully twisted, distorted the rules and have without competence and power created a non-existent post of Deputy Registrar (Secrecy)," it added.
The verification has thus revealed that the officers/officials of SKUAST Jammu while in active connivance with each other have knowingly and dishonestly forged the documents/record and used the same as genuine and placed beneficiary in Selection Grade for which said beneficiary was not eligible, thereby conferred undue pecuniary advantage upon the beneficiary. It has also been found that in order to screen this illegal act from the eyes of law, the relevant record has been destroyed.
By acting in aforesaid manner Dr. B Mishra the then Vice Chancellor SKUAST Jammu, B B Gupta the then Registrar, Tarsem Raj the then Assistant Registrar in league with each other and with beneficiary accused Sanjay Sharma and others have abused their official position and have dishonestly and knowingly conferred undue benefit upon the said beneficiary accused.
As such case FIR number 2 of 2016 has been registered in Vigilance Organization, Jammu under section 5 (1)(d) r/w 5(2) J&K P.C Act Section 120-B, 468, 471 and 201 RPC in Police Station VOJ on the prima facie establishment of offences on the part of Dr. B Mishra the then Vice Chancellor SKUAST Jammu, B B Gupta the then Registrar, Tarsem Raj the then Assistant Registrar.