₹260 cr scam: ACB arrests FCI godown ex-supervisor

JAMMU: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested the former chief supervisor of an Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown for his involvement in a Rs 260-crore scam.

The accused, Rakesh Kumar Pargal of Udhampur, was the then chief supervisor of the FCI godown in Udhampur. He was also in-charge of the vigilance squad of the Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department.

He has been arrested under sections of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for cheating) and 471 (using a forged document) of the

Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The accused was booked for misappropriation of ₹ 260 crore at Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department , Udhampur, on account of the cost of wheat grains, transportation charges, labour charges and grinding charges drawn on the basis of fictitious and false bills.

“The accused along with other public servants, mill owners and transport contractors abused their official position and thereby dishonestly and fraudulently conferred undue pecuniary advantage upon themselves and the mill owners, transport contractors and others,” said an official spokesperson.

“Pargal was initially appointed as daily wager in September, 1984. After a case was formally registered under the anti-corruption law and his suspension from government service, he was appointed in enforcement squad and vigilance squad in CAPD Department , which indicates the depth of the nexus,” he added.

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Pargal was initially appointed as daily wager in September 1984. After a case was registered under the anti-corruption law and his suspension from government service, he was re-appointed.

A GOVT SPOKEPERSON