ITANAGAR: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against IAS officer Padma Jaiswal for allegedly embezzling government funds to purchase property in the name of her relatives while she was posted in Arunachal Pradesh.
Jaiswal, a 2003-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, now posted in Pondicherry, committed “gross procedural lapses” during her tenure as the deputy commissioner of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh in 2007, it said.
Along with Padma Jaiswal, 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.
The CBI has alleged that Jaiswal “abused her official position by corrupt and illegal means.
“Jaiswal withdrew cash from government account for personal purposes, prepared demand drafts and remitted the amount to the accounts of private individuals, payable at SBI, Chandigarh,” CBI stated.
According to the central agency, 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 accused (Jaiswal) on numerous occasions called the cashier (Phuntsok) and F&AO (Sonar) to her office and asked them to withdraw money in cash on returnable basis and the said amounts were allegedly misappropriated,” the statement said.
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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.
