Corruption in Forest Department: ACF Formerly Posted at Nicobar Division of Forest Department Reportedly Embezzled Large Quantity of Govt. Funds

Tarun Karthick

Campbell Bay, 07 December 2022

Corruption in varied departments in distant Islands shouldn’t be unusual. Reports of corruption are rising from the Nicobar Division of the Forest Department. According to experiences, Dr. N.P Abdul Aziz, Assistant Conservator of Forests earlier posted at Headquarters of Nicobar Division, Forest Department at Campbell Bay has embezzled an enormous quantity of funds from Labour Welfare Fund Account of the Department maintained with Canara Bank, Campbell Bay Branch.

According to sources, Mr. Ayyub Hassan, Former DFO, Nicobar Division, Forest Department lodged a proper grievance relating to embezzlement of funds by Dr. N.P Abdul Aziz, Assistant Conservator of Forests with Campbell Bay Police and the police is investigating the problem. Mr. Ayyub Hassan retired from service lately and has left the station. Dr. N.P Abdul Aziz was transferred out of Nicobar Division a lot earlier. 

Sources have additionally knowledgeable that the embezzlement of funds from the Labour Welfare Fund Account of the Department maintained with Canara Bank, Campbell Bay Branch to the non-public account of Dr. N.P Abdul Aziz was carried out by means of Mobile Transaction.

However, the position of former Canara Bank workers posted at Campbell Bay through the time of embezzlement of the fund additionally must be investigated, as to how cellular transactions or transactions by means of the cellular app have been allowed within the account maintained by a Govt. Department. 

An in depth story on the experiences of corruption rising within the Nicobar Division of the Forest Department will probably be printed after verifying all details.