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After registering two Regular Cases against an IAS Officer
of
HaryanaCadre (1985 batch) (presently under suspension w.e.f.
11.2.2002) CBI
today conducted searches in a total of 16 premises in Delhi,
Gurgaon
(Haryana), Karnal (Haryana), Sahibabad (UP), Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
and
Chandigarh. Both these cases have been registered after converting
the
Preliminary Enquiries earlier being conducted by CBI since
27.1.2004
following the orders of the Supreme Court of India dated 25.11.2003.
These two Preliminary Enquiries were among the five matters
(2 FIRs and 3
Inquiries) against the IAS Officer referred to CBI by the
Supreme Court
along with the Inquiry into alleged irregularities concerning
appointment of Junior Basic Trained Teachers by the Govt.
of Haryana.
The Preliminary Enquiry relating to the alleged disproportionate
assets
possessed by the IAS Officer revealed assets to the tune of
Rs.80,33,673/-
acquired by him in his own name and in the names of his family
members.
Most of his assets were acquired during the period from 1.4.98
to 31.3.2003.
His total assets and expenditure during the said 5 year period
were to the tune
of Rs.60,41,577.39 against an incomeof Rs.14,24,205.92. Thereby,
he acquired
assets to the tune ofRs.46,17,371.47, during the said 5 year
check period which
have been found to be disproportionate to his known sources
of income.
On the basis of the result of the above Preliminary Enquiry
regarding
disproportionate assets, a Regular case u/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e)
Prevention
of Corruption Act, 1988 has been registered against the IAS
officer.
Some of the significant assets acquired by the IAS officer
include
about Rs.9 lakh in cash deposits in different Bank A/cs.,
a flat in Vasant Kunj
worth Rs.14 lakh in his brother's name, payments for which
were made from
the Bank a/c. of his wife and by his share brokers who invested
his
illegal wealth; a farm house in Dhumas Pur Village, Gurgaon
worth Rs.30
lakh in the name of his mother, who has no income to explain
such expenditure;
a flat in Hope Appartment, Sector 15, Gurgaon worth Rs.9,82,400;
Land and house
at Gurgaon worth Rs.1,93,170/- in the name of his wife; Car
(Zen) worth Rs.3 lakh;
UTI/IDBI Bonds/Shares/FDRs to the tune of about Rs.3.25 lakh;
a residential plot
booked in DCM Green House, Delhi in the name of his wife worth
Rs.15 lakh, of which
payment of Rs.3 lakh has been made; a commercial plot in DCM
Green House, Delhi
worth Rs.20 lakhs in the name of his wife, of which, payment
of Rs.5 lakh
has been made.
The places being searched include those of certain Investment
Agents/
Share Brokers/Property agents, which have so far revealed
investments in
shares etc. to the tune of about Rs.1.62 crore, while the
scrutiny of
documents and computer records is under way. Unaccounted cash
to the
tune of Rs.32 lakh which is apparently illegal money, has
also been
unearthed with one of the Agents. With the recovery of documents
relating to the said investments worth about Rs.1.62 crore,
the total
assets of the IAS Officer unearthed so far come to about Rs.2.42
crore.
Two lockers are still to be opened.
The other Regular Case registered against the said IAS officer
and a
former Dy. Director (Media), Haryana Prathmik Shiksha Pariyojna
Parishad,
Haryana, Chandigarh is under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy)
r/w 420
(cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security) and Section
13(2) r/w
13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. This case
is the result
of enquiries done in the Preliminary Enquiry earlier registered
by CBI
pursuant to the orders of the Supreme Court in which financial
irregularities in the purchase of various items to the tune
of Rs.
1,06,64,815 (approx) was made by the said IAS officer while
holding the
post of State Project Director of Haryana Prathmik Shiksha
Pariyojana
Parishad, Chandigarh during the period from 1998 to 2000,
had been
alleged. Among the major instances of criminal misconduct
revealed
during the Preliminary Enquiry, which warranted its conversion
to a
Regular Case are the following:
(i) Purchase of video films worth Rs. 52.67 lakh from a private
firm of
Delhi was effected on the oral instructions of the said IAS
officer at a
commission of 40% to be paid to the IAS officer and the Dy.
Director
(Media). The owner of the private firm was asked by the two
accused
officers to raise bills in the names of different firms which
he did by
opening fictitious firms in the names of his close relatives
and friends
to facilitate payments to him. Out of the payments thus released
to the
pvt. party, huge amounts were paid to three identified share
brokers/investment agents at the behest of the IAS Officer,
for making
investments in the names of the IAS officer and his wife.
(ii) About 780 Puppet Shows costing Rs.7.8 lakh were shown
organised
through a puppeteer for promoting education during a short
period of about
a year. The puppeteer was asked to submit blank bills duly
signed by him
which were subsequently fabricated by the accused person and
inflated
amounts were passed and drawn from time to time, of which,
the puppeteer
was given only a meagre amount.
(iii) Purchase of posters worth Rs.1.84 lakh were made from
a pvt. firm
in October, 99 on the basis of fabricated documents and payment
was
released in cash.
(iv) Computer software worth Rs.1.50 lakh was shown as purchased
from a
pvt. firm of Delhi for which payment was made in cash on fabricated
purchase documents.
(v) Iron Boards worth Rs.1,34,758/- were shown to have been
purchased
from a firm of Jind in December, 2000 and the payment was
released to the
owner of the firm without receipt of boards, which are still
lying with
the firm.
Out of the 5 matters against the said IAS officer referred
to CBI by the
Supreme Court, two matters had earlier been disposed of. In
FIR
No.293/2003 of PS Sector 17, Chandigarh, a closure report
was filed by
CBI in the Court of Special Judge, Chandigarh on 20.8.2004
since the
evidence collected did not warrant prosecution. The result
of
investigations in this case was forwarded to the Govt. of
Haryana on
21.8.2004 for taking such action as deemed fit. In another
Preliminary
Enquiry against the said IAS officer regarding alleged irregularities
in
the appointment of 36 officials, resulting in alleged financial
loss of
Rs.22,33,466/- to the State Govt., a Report was sent by CBI
to the Govt.
of Haryana on 7.10.2004 for initiating Regular Departmental
Action
against the IAS officer. In the fifth matter against the IAS
officer
(FIR No.912/2002 of PS Sector-17, Chandigarh), relating to
irregularities
in the purchase of primary school text books, which allegedly
caused a
loss of about Rs.98.15 lakhs to the govt. exchequer, investigations
are
in the final stages.
Regarding the matter relating to the alleged irregularities
concerning
appointment of Junior Basic Trained teachers by the Govt.
of Haryana, a
Preliminary Enquiry was registered on 12.12.2003 pursuant
to the orders
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. On the basis of the result of
this
Preliminary Enquiry, a Regular Case was registered on 24.5.2004
against
several officials and private persons. Investigations in this
case are
in the final stages. The role of the said IAS Officer, on
whose Writ
Petition, the matters had been referred to CBI by the Hon'ble
Supreme
Court, is also under close scrutiny in this investigation.
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