Senior officers booked by CBI in J-K for fraud

The CBI has booked four senior government officers for alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds in Jammu and Kashmir.

The CBI has booked four senior government officers for alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds in Jammu and Kashmir.

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In the first case, the CBI registered a case against Atul Goel and A K Jain of Hindustan Petroleum on Saturday for allegedly sanctioning an LPG agency to one Rifat Jabeen on the basis of a fictitious handicap and qualification certificate.

Jabeen, a resident of Peer Bagh area in Srinagar, was also booked by the CBI.

In the other case, two officers of Archaeological Survey of India-- R K Gupta and S K Ghassi--were booked by the agency for causing Rs 4.86 lakh worth loss to the state exchequer by withdrawing more money than actually spent on a construction activity.