Ambika Sharma
Solan, July 26
The police today registered a case under Sections 409 and 420 of the IPC for criminal breach of trust and cheating against Satish Kumar, Deputy Director, Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, and then District Treasury Officer (DTO), Nahan, for misappropriation of Rs 1.69 crore from government treasury.
As per the preliminary report submitted by the inquiry officer to Special Secretary (Finance)-cum Director, Treasuries, Accounts and Lotteries, the officer made multiple transactions and transferred this cash on account of Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) to multiple bank accounts maintained in his own name as well as those of his family members.
According to the preliminary status report, Satish Kumar deposited Rs 9,66,519 from December 2012 to November 2016 from the PPO in the SBI's Pachhad branch where an account was opened in his and Nishi Rana's name.
Another amount of Rs 30,23,312 from the PPO was deposited from March 2014 to November 2018 at PNB's Nahan branch in another account opened in his name and Nisha Rana's name.
Another amount of Rs 33,05,373 was deposited from February 2015 to January 2018 in the SBI, Nahan. Further, Rs 56,84,200 was deposited in SBI Nahan from December 2013 to December 2018.
In a bank account of the SBI, Nahan, Rs 17,12,046 was deposited from June 2014 to November 2016, while in a bank account, opened in his son's name Arnab in the SBI, Nahan, Rs 21,74,921 was deposited from March 2014 to April 2017.
As the DTO, Nahan, Rs 1,68,66,371 was deposited illegally in the accounts of Nisha Rana, Surpiya Kumari and Arnab illegally from the PPO.
Additional SP, Sirmaur, Babita Pal said a case under Sections 409 and 420 of the IPC has been registered against Satish Kumar, former DTO of Nahan and present Deputy Director, Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, on a complaint received from senior officials.
Shifted cash to his, kin accounts
The officer made multiple transactions and transferred the cash on account of Pension Payment Orders to multiple bank accounts maintained in his own name as well as those of his family members.
Courtesy: Tribune News Service
