New Delhi: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against IAS officer Padma Jaiswal for allegedly misappropriating government funds to purchase property in the name of her relatives while he was posted in Arunachal Pradesh.
Jaiswal, a 2003-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, is currently posted in Pondicherry. Jaiswal allegedly committed “gross procedural lapses” when he was posted as the Deputy Commissioner of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh in 2007.
The CBI has also chargesheeted the then Finance and Accounts Officer, Nor Bahadur Sonar, and the then Cashier, Rinchin Phuntsok, both of whom were posted in West Kameng at the time. The case involves allegations of corruption and the misappropriation of public funds.
According to the CBI, Jaiswal “abused her official position through corrupt and illegal means” by withdrawing cash from a government account for personal purposes.
She is alleged to have prepared demand drafts and transferred the funds to the accounts of private individuals, payable at SBI, Chandigarh.
The investigation by the central agency reveals that Jaiswal, in collusion with Sonar and Phuntsok, allegedly dissolved three Deposit at Call Receipts (DCRs) created from government funds.
The proceeds were used to issue 10 demand drafts amounting to Rs 28 lakhs, which were then used to purchase immovable properties in the names of Jaiswal’s relatives.
The CBI further alleged that Jaiswal, on multiple occasions, instructed the cashier, Phuntsok, and the Finance and Accounts Officer, Sonar, to withdraw cash on a “returnable basis,” which was subsequently misappropriated.
Jaiswal is accused of committing “gross procedural lapses” in conspiracy with the other accused, leading to the preparation of drafts and DCRs amounting to Rs 28 lakhs to release funds from the treasury.