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CBI has filed a chargesheet in a Special CBI Court at Mumbai
against Antim Totla, Prakash Jakhete and others under various
sections of IPC and Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for falsifying
the records and illegal diversion of imported Naptha. The
chargesheet was filed in the case which was registered by
the investigating agency in January, 2005 against M/S Paradise
Petrochem Pvt. Ltd., Jalgaon and M/S Progressive Petroleum
Co. Ltd. Mumbai and others. The allegations were that these
companies were involved in the diversion of Naptha and Superior
Kerosene Oil (SKO) for adulteration of petrol and diesel respectively
during 1998-2003.
During investigation, CBI arrested Antim Totla for his involvement
in the adulteration racket of these companies and diversion
of imported Naptha worth several crore of rupees by showing
bogus sales to different firms which existed only on paper.
Totla continues to be in judicial custody.
In another case registered by the Dehradun Branch of CBI,
the investigating agency caught red-handed a Central Excise
Superintendent, posted in Range-III, Noida (UP) while demanding
a bribe of Rs.20,000/- from a Hardware Merchant, Noida. CBI
registered the case on the basis of a complaint from the businessman
from Noida alleging that the Superintendent, Central Excise
has demanded Rs.20,000/- from him for processing his rebate
claim files. After verification of the complaint, a trap was
laid and the official was caught red-handed, yesterday.
CBI conducted searches at the Kendriya Vihar, Sector 82,
Noida residence of the excise official and recovered cash
amount of Rs.3.15 lakh, three D-MAT accounts, one of the account
showing Rs.one lakh investment, FDRs worth Rs.2.84 lakh, 13
bank accounts and Rs.3.26 lakh in PPF account, besides a house
in Greater Noida and another in Kendriya Vihar, Noida. The
total amount of assets movable/immovable of the accused official
is estimated to be around Rs.one crore.
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