Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 05 2010:
A fund amounting to Rs.15.5 lakh deposited in the state electricity department as power consumption charges by a company has been fraudulently withdrawn.
Official sources said that two cheques,cheque No.L-686364 dated 15/01/07 amounting to Rs.8,82,412 and cheque No.L-704671 date dated 21/11/2007 amounting to Rs.6,77,116 , totaling Rs.15,59,528 were withdrawn during the period of EE Leitanthem Gulapi son of late L Sajou of Lairikyengbam Awang Leikai, Salan Thong, Imphal who has retired from service.
The amount was deposited as electricity consumption charges by the Garvision Engineers' WKs, section, 99 APO, a registered company based at Leimakhong for the period (1) 26/12/2006 and (2) 26/09/2007 to 25/10/2007 to the EE, Kangpokpi division of the Electricity Department.
The cheques were deposited on 18/01/2007 and 23/11/2007 respectively.
Officials source said that EE Leitanthem Gulapi son of late L Sajou of Lairikyengbam Awang Leikai, Salan Thong, Imphal has been charged of misappropriation of the said amount of ' 15,59,528.The department had lodged a complaint with the Imphal City police on Friday.
Ng Birjit, Superintending Engineer, E Cell of the department lodged a complaint that inspite of remitting the said amount into government account, Leitangthem Gulapi, the executive engineer deposited the same into the DDO account maintained by the Division for payment of staff salary.
The SE alleged in his complaint that Gulapi had withdrawn the entire amount during the period from 25/03/2007 to 28/01/2008 for his personal use from SBI Paona Bazar, Imphal.
The SE added that the transactions of the above amount were not reflected in the divisional cash book.
Gulapi retired from service on superannuation with effect from 29/02/2008 .
As the matter were raised in every audit inspection.
He personally asked the Executive Engineer, Kangpokpi Division, in writing to remit the amount on or before 30/07/2009 but till today Gulapi has failed the commitment to remit the money.
Government has consented for legal proceedings vide letter No.14/22/2009-power dated 01/02/2010, the source said.
City police registered an FIR case against the retired government servant under section 406(criminal breach of trust punishable by imprisonment for three years or fine or both)and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent etc.
punishable imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years and fine)and 420 (cheating) .