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Nandigram:<br />
Didi clears way.<br />
to charge cops<br />
Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee<br />
government has<br />
withdrawn the special leave<br />
petition filedby the Buddhadeb<br />
Bhattacharjee administration<br />
in the Supreme<br />
Court in 2008, challenging<br />
the high court order that<br />
held the Nandigram firing<br />
"unconstitutionalandwhollyunjustified".<br />
This clears the way for<br />
the CBI to file chargesheets<br />
against the police <strong>of</strong>ficers in<br />
the shooting that killed 14<br />
people and injured 100 on<br />
Marchl4, 2007.<br />
Soon after taking over<br />
the reins <strong>of</strong> the state in May<br />
2011, Mamata had announcedin<br />
May2oll that the<br />
petition pending in Supreme<br />
Court would be withdrawn.<br />
The Left Front government<br />
had<br />
moved an SLP<br />
questioning the court's jurisdiction<br />
to order a CBI<br />
probe without consulting<br />
the state government. INN
NRHM Scam: CBI<br />
Raids in 22 Districts<br />
Agency carried outraids in<br />
Lucknow, Basti, Bahraich,<br />
Varanasi, Gazipur and<br />
other places in UP<br />
OUR POLITICAL BUREAU<br />
LUCKNOW<br />
CBJ conducted raids in22 districton Friday<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> its investigation into the NRHM<br />
scam, which ha claimed five lives tillnow.<br />
It also lodged fourfresh fißs inthe tlO,OOOcrore<br />
scam that rocked the Mayawati government<br />
last year. Among those named in<br />
the FIR are doctors, health department <strong>of</strong>ficials<br />
and medicine suppliers. Withthis the<br />
total number <strong>of</strong> casesregistered inregards<br />
totheNßHMscamisl2.<br />
The raids were carried out in Lucknow,<br />
Basti, Eahraich, Varanasi, Gazipur among<br />
other places. CIII had on Wednesday questionedßSP<br />
MLARam Prasad Jaiswal, akey<br />
figure in the NEfIM scam. It had already<br />
questioned and raided the residence <strong>of</strong><br />
family welfare minister Babu Singh Kushwaha.<br />
It is likely to question him again in<br />
the coming weeks,<br />
The NRHM scam came into the openafter<br />
chief medical <strong>of</strong>ficer, family welfare, Vinod<br />
Kumar Arya, was killed in broad daylight<br />
on October2olo. This was soonfollowed by<br />
the killing <strong>of</strong> CMO B Singh outside his<br />
home on April2,2011. In its bid to cover up<br />
the scam, the police under pressure from<br />
higher upsframed deputy CMO YS Sachan<br />
forgetting the two doctorskilled and he was<br />
sent to prison. But on June 22,2011, Dr Sachan<br />
was also found dead inside the jail<br />
premises, with the police trying to dismiss<br />
itas a suicide first. Later it emerged that he<br />
too was kified to cover up the scam. These<br />
murders were related to the rampant corruption<br />
in the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
NRIIMscheme in UP.<br />
The massive public outcry forced Mayawati<br />
to sack family welfare ministerBabu<br />
Singh ,Kushwaha and health minister<br />
SEARCH ENGINE: CDI <strong>of</strong>ficials raid premises<br />
<strong>of</strong> a medicine supplier In LucKnowon Friday<br />
Anant Kumar Mishra. While Kushwaha<br />
was a close aide <strong>of</strong> Mayawati, the health<br />
minister is a close relative <strong>of</strong> BSFs Brahmm<br />
face Satish Chandra Mishra. Kushwaha<br />
was later expelled from lisp when he<br />
started accusing senior IiSP leaders and<br />
bureaucrats <strong>of</strong> conspiringtokillhim.<br />
Later a project engineer with UP Jal Nigam<br />
committed suicide while M(HM clerk<br />
Mahendra Sharmawas foundkified earlier<br />
this month In mysterious circumstances in<br />
Lakhimpur Kheri. The scam was handed<br />
over toCBI, even before these incidents. Cm<br />
has since raided several places and questioned<br />
several contractors, bureaucrats,<br />
medical suppliers etc. Among those raided<br />
are senior LAS <strong>of</strong>ficerPradeep Shukla.<br />
Babu Singh Kushwaha after falling out<br />
with Mayawatitried tojoinßJg butoppositionby<br />
senior leaders sawparty president<br />
NitinGadkari strategically putting <strong>of</strong>f his<br />
induction while Kushwaha started campaigning<br />
for BJP in the assembly polls.<br />
Kushwaha has been seeking votes for BJP<br />
from an independent platform,tryingto attract<br />
votes <strong>of</strong> Most Backward Communities<br />
for the party
CBI starts probe intO<br />
CP's beautification<br />
CWG SCAM Renovation cost shot up nine<br />
times; agency to probe equipment purchase<br />
liT Correspondent<br />
S hlreportorshridustanhrnescom<br />
NEW DEI.HI: The <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong><strong>Investigation</strong> (CDI) onFriday<br />
initiated two preliminary<br />
enquiries (PEs) in two cases <strong>of</strong><br />
alleged irregularities in the<br />
Cononwealth Games(CWG).<br />
The PFIs were lodged toprobe<br />
irregularities in the multi-crore<br />
renovation project on<br />
Connaught Place (CP) and New<br />
Delhi Municipal Council<br />
(NDMC)'s street-lighting projects<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> a beautification<br />
drive ahead <strong>of</strong> the<br />
sporting event.<br />
The CPrenovation projecthad<br />
allegedly escalated nine times,<br />
from the initial estimated sum<br />
<strong>of</strong>t76 crore in 2005 to<br />
671 crore<br />
in 2007, according to a CDI<br />
source. Though the project's<br />
planning began in 2004, its<br />
detailedproject report was only<br />
completed in February 2008,<br />
which delayed itand led to cost<br />
escalation, the source said.<br />
The agency also suspects that<br />
-<br />
the project's cost escalation<br />
could have been allegedly triggered<br />
by the NDMC decision to<br />
expand its scope and also due<br />
to a cost-revision exercise triggered<br />
by its inclusion under the<br />
In the May 2005 plan, there<br />
was no plan for improving the<br />
subway system inCPbut itwas<br />
included by July 2007 that led<br />
to an escalation by over 60<br />
crore, the source said.<br />
in 2007, the project cost<br />
rose further because <strong>of</strong> the<br />
inclusion <strong>of</strong> a plan to build an<br />
underground parking worth<br />
111.99 crore. Additional civil<br />
and electrical works also<br />
incurred a cost 0f66 crore, said<br />
the source.<br />
The CRI is examining the<br />
Comptroller and Auditor<br />
General's report onthe project<br />
according to which the NDMC<br />
argument that workgot delayed<br />
on account <strong>of</strong> non-receipt <strong>of</strong><br />
clearance from traffic authorities.<br />
The report said, "NDMC<br />
should have divided the project<br />
into manageable packages, so<br />
as to minimise traffic disruption<br />
across the whole <strong>of</strong> CPS<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> its probe into the<br />
street-lighting projects, the CBI<br />
wouldinvtigate ifthe allegedly<br />
arbitrarS' purchase <strong>of</strong>imported<br />
equipment, though they were<br />
available in the domestic market,<br />
led to the needless expenditure<strong>of</strong>around<br />
t3l crore. The<br />
CRI is yet to find any technical<br />
note regarding reasons for use<br />
<strong>of</strong> imported equipment.<br />
CHARGES TO BE<br />
FILED AGAINST<br />
SEVEN MEN<br />
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on<br />
Friday decided to frame charges<br />
against seven persons, including<br />
four MCD <strong>of</strong>ficials and a firm<br />
for their alleged roles in the<br />
CWG street lightning scam, on<br />
Februwy 27.<br />
Special CBI judge Pradeep<br />
Chaddah said a prima fade case<br />
exists against the accused per<br />
Sons and "let the charges be<br />
framed accordingly".<br />
The accused persons are<br />
MCD superintendent engineer<br />
DX Sugan, executive engineer<br />
OP Mahala, accountant Raju V<br />
and civic body's tender clerk<br />
Gurcharan Singh, hesides JP<br />
Singh and TP Singh <strong>of</strong> private<br />
firm Sweska Powertech<br />
Engineers Pvt Ltd, who were<br />
allegedly illegally favoured in<br />
the award <strong>of</strong>street lighting contract.<br />
Another accused Mehul<br />
Karnik, an employee <strong>of</strong>Philips<br />
India Pvt Ltd, has, however,<br />
heen discharged.<br />
The CBI has alleged that in<br />
view <strong>of</strong> the 2010 Commonwealth<br />
Games in Delhi, the MCD had<br />
decided to upgrade street lightening.<br />
PTI
CBI books ACP<br />
for amassing<br />
illegal assets<br />
IN DOCK Assets include properties in central<br />
and south Delhi, including one in OK<br />
IIT Correspondent<br />
corn<br />
NEW DElill: The <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong><strong>Investigation</strong> (CBI) has lodged<br />
a case against an <strong>of</strong>ficial <strong>of</strong> the<br />
rank <strong>of</strong> Assistant Commissioner<br />
<strong>of</strong> Police (ACP) in Delhi Police<br />
for allegedly amassing assets<br />
worth several crore that were<br />
disproportionate to his known<br />
source<strong>of</strong> income.<br />
The accused, ACP Mahipal<br />
Yadav, is currently posted with<br />
the fourth battalion, Delhi<br />
Armed Police, Wazirabad.<br />
Inducted as a sub-inspector in<br />
Delhi Police in 1977, Yadav has<br />
held several important assignments<br />
in the past.<br />
The agency filed a cased<br />
against Yadav under Section<br />
13(1)(e) <strong>of</strong> the Prevention <strong>of</strong><br />
Corruption Act, 1988, for owning<br />
disproportionate assets<br />
including six prime assets in<br />
central and south Delhi, one <strong>of</strong><br />
which is located in the posh<br />
Greater Kallash. The CBI has<br />
accused Yadav <strong>of</strong> owning five<br />
floors, worth several crore, in<br />
Tughlaqabad and Green Park.<br />
ACP Mahipal Yadava house<br />
which was raided by CBI on<br />
Friday. SONU MEHTA/HT PHOTO<br />
"Documents also indicate that<br />
he held a flat in F'aridabad,<br />
Haryana and a lucrative commercial<br />
property in Greater<br />
Kailash7 said a CBI source. The<br />
assets were allegedly held by<br />
him or in the name <strong>of</strong>a relative<br />
and by others onhis behalf,<br />
according to aCB<br />
sourcn.<br />
"We are examining the contents<br />
<strong>of</strong> bank accounts held by<br />
the accused and <strong>of</strong> his lockers<br />
if any," said the source.
CBI searches BJP MP's house in connection with DA case<br />
NEW DELHI: The CBI conducted searches at the residence <strong>of</strong><br />
RIP MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Natubhai<br />
Gomanbhai Patel, in connection with amassing assets worth<br />
over 2.18 crore disproportionate to his known sources <strong>of</strong><br />
income as member <strong>of</strong> civic bodies.
RAIDS, FOUR<br />
NEW CASES IN<br />
NRHM SCAM<br />
HT Correspondent<br />
letlers@hlndustantimes.com<br />
WctcNow/NEWDEIIII: The CBI registered<br />
four fresh cases and mided<br />
35 places in 22 districts <strong>of</strong><br />
Uttar Pradesh onFriday inconnection<br />
with the 10,000-crore<br />
National Rural Health Mission<br />
scam.<br />
The searches were still continuing<br />
tilllate evening. Friday's<br />
development takes the number<br />
<strong>of</strong>cases registered so far to 12.<br />
'The residences and<br />
<strong>of</strong>fices/clinics <strong>of</strong> chief medical<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers (CMOs), former CMOs,<br />
government doctors, health and<br />
family welfare department<br />
employees, medicine suppliers<br />
and contractors were searched<br />
in Lucknow Varanasi, Bahraich,<br />
Balia and Mccrut," said Javeed<br />
Ahmed, joint director<strong>of</strong> the CBL<br />
in Lucknow.<br />
In New Delhi CBI spokesperson<br />
Dharini Mishra said, "The<br />
allegations are <strong>of</strong> gross irregularities<br />
and manipulation in<br />
award <strong>of</strong>contracts by CMOs to<br />
various private parties."<br />
The scam has claimed two<br />
CMOs and a deputy CMO, who<br />
were murdered, and others, who<br />
allegedly committed suicide.<br />
The agency has named politicians<br />
and bureaucrats, includingformer<br />
minister Babu Singh<br />
Kushwaha, who wassacked, and<br />
formerfamily welfare secretary<br />
Pradeep Shukla.
CBI registers 4 more cases in NRHIVI scam<br />
NEW DELHI, 24 FED: The<br />
<strong>Central</strong> Burrau <strong>of</strong> <strong>Investigation</strong><br />
roday ftgitered four new raes<br />
reIaiS toirregalarities bmniitfei<br />
in execuhoh id impleméniadon<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Rs 10,000 crow<br />
National Rural Health Mission<br />
U9<br />
CU! sIeiths 1,1) conducted<br />
searches at over 30 places in 22<br />
districts <strong>of</strong> Uuar Pradesh. With<br />
this the total humber <strong>of</strong> cases in<br />
the NRHM scam reaches 12. On<br />
48 January, the agency kid regisfeted<br />
three caes and Sded44<br />
places in Delhi and Utiar<br />
Pradçsh. hi its FIR regi&ered het<br />
today, the agency claimed irrew<br />
ularitres in pmcurtnwnt in vanotis<br />
hospitaLs in [ear Pratlesh<br />
The allegations art <strong>of</strong> russ irregularities<br />
and manipulation in<br />
award <strong>of</strong> contracts by CMOs to<br />
vajious pristc parties, the CBl<br />
stated-<br />
"-4lt: baa b hliñd that théré<br />
were groups <strong>of</strong> pnvate panics<br />
which were active in a number <strong>of</strong><br />
dtstncts and through their iniIuenct<br />
on public servants prohired<br />
contracts <strong>of</strong> huge amounts in<br />
trotis<br />
distncts,'said -a senior <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />
<strong>of</strong> the 031. skis
CBI probe sought into PC's rOle in 2G scam<br />
statesman news service<br />
NEW DELHI; 24 FEB:<br />
The Supreme Court today<br />
dismissed the petition filed by former Union telecom<br />
secretary Mr Siddarth Behura seeking interim<br />
bail in the 2G scam case even as Team Anna<br />
member Mr Prashant Ehushan filed another<br />
petition seeking a court-monitored CM trobe<br />
into the Union home minister Mr P<br />
Chidambaram's alleged rote in fixing the 26<br />
spectrum prices along with then teletom minister<br />
Mr A Raja. Mr Chidambaram was the finance minister<br />
when the alleged multi-million-rupee scam<br />
took place.<br />
Mr Behura had approached, the Supreme<br />
Court against<br />
the order <strong>of</strong> Delhi 'High Court<br />
which had rejected his petition for bail, Mr Raja<br />
and Mr Behura are in Tihar Jail for their alleged<br />
involvement in (he 2G scam case.<br />
The petition, filed by the Centre for Public<br />
Interest Litigation (CPIL), has contended that the<br />
facts that have now come on record merit a thorough<br />
investigation into the role <strong>of</strong> the finance<br />
ministry and Mr Chidambaram in the 2G scam.<br />
The petition has alleged that Mr Chidambaram<br />
overruled the <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the finance ministrywho<br />
had favoured auction/market-based pricing'<strong>of</strong><br />
the spectrum, and by doing so he allowed the 2G<br />
scam to precipitate.<br />
The CPIL has held that as the finance minister,<br />
Mr Chidambaram was in a position to stop the<br />
scam which led to massive loss to public finances<br />
and corresponding gains to private parties. Thus,<br />
he clearly abused his position to benefit private<br />
parties and is liable to be tried under the<br />
Prevention <strong>of</strong> Corruption Act.<br />
According tç a CAG report, the nation suffered<br />
a loss <strong>of</strong> Rs 1.76 taft erore in the scam:<br />
Yesterday, the Janata Party president Mr<br />
Subramanian Swamy challenged a trial court<br />
order refusing to summon Mr Chidambaram as<br />
an accused in the case.
Connaught Place renovation<br />
work underCBI scanner<br />
Original project cost estimate revised within two years: CAG<br />
Staff Reporter<br />
NEW DELHI: Two fresh preliminary<br />
enquiries against unknown<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> the New<br />
Delhi Municipal Council have<br />
been registered by the <strong>Central</strong><br />
<strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Investigation</strong> for alleged<br />
irregularities in the projects<br />
for beatification <strong>of</strong><br />
Connaught Place and streetlightingin<br />
the area falling under<br />
its jurisdiction for the<br />
Commonwealth Games-2010.<br />
The Comptroller and Auditor<br />
General had in its report<br />
pointed out that the origiral<br />
cost estimate for the projqct<br />
to renovate and restore Con<br />
naught Place was Rs.76 crore<br />
inMay200S.However,thees<br />
vicecorridorinMiddlecircle,<br />
the single tenderer initially<br />
timated cost was revised to a quoted a rate <strong>of</strong> lls.270.71<br />
whopping Rs.671 crore within crore against a departmental<br />
two years. "The original esti estimate <strong>of</strong> Rs.207.41 crore<br />
mated cost went up nearly i.e. 30.59 per cent above the<br />
nine-fold," it said, stating that estimated costs. To bring the<br />
the project was plagued by quoted rates to acceptable<br />
undue delays. "The decision level so that a single tender<br />
to initiate action was taken in can be accepted post-tender<br />
April 2004, but the Detailed reductions <strong>of</strong> Rs.33.99 crore<br />
Project Report was submitted were made," it pointed out.<br />
only in February 2008." The report found several<br />
The report said that the un other instances <strong>of</strong> incorrect<br />
"<br />
due delay in execution <strong>of</strong> the rate analysis and cost inflaproject<br />
was indicative <strong>of</strong> the<br />
poorplanning<strong>of</strong>theNDMC.<br />
"In case <strong>of</strong> civil, electrical<br />
<strong>of</strong> subways, in which the sinand<br />
finishing works for ser<br />
tions, including the work <strong>of</strong><br />
renovation and construction<br />
gle tender initially quoted a<br />
rate <strong>of</strong> Rs.56.8Q crore against<br />
departmental estimate <strong>of</strong><br />
Rs.47.51 crore.<br />
However, after the tendering<br />
process was over, the departmentrevised<br />
the estimate<br />
<strong>of</strong> Rs.5L51 crore by taking into<br />
consideration<br />
the salvage<br />
value <strong>of</strong> the dismantled material.<br />
The CAG report highlighted<br />
extra cost incurred on use<br />
<strong>of</strong> granite as flooring material<br />
in restoration <strong>of</strong> the façade <strong>of</strong><br />
C-Block <strong>of</strong> Connaught Place.<br />
It also gave adverse<br />
findings<br />
on street-lighting project undertaken<br />
in the NDMC area<br />
for the Games.
CBI registers case<br />
against BJP MP<br />
3<br />
NEW DELHI: The <strong>Central</strong><br />
<strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Investigation</strong> -has<br />
registered a<br />
disproportionate assets<br />
case against the Bharatiya<br />
Janata Party Member <strong>of</strong><br />
Parliament Natubhai<br />
Gomanbhaj Patel. The<br />
agency conducted searches<br />
at his premises in Delhi<br />
and Dadra and Nagar<br />
Haveli on Friday.<br />
The case has been<br />
registered against the<br />
first-time Lok Sabha MP<br />
fromDadra and Nagar<br />
Haveli based on allegations<br />
that he amassed<br />
disproportionate assets<br />
worth about Rs.2.18 crore<br />
between 2001 and 2009<br />
when he was the member<br />
<strong>of</strong> Silvassa Group Gram<br />
Panchayat, Interim<br />
Council <strong>of</strong> Silvassa<br />
Municipal Area and the<br />
Silvassa Municipal Council<br />
on different occasions.<br />
The CBI has claimed to<br />
have seized documents<br />
pertaining to movable and<br />
immovable assets during<br />
the search and they were<br />
being examined.
Delhi Police <strong>of</strong>ficer booked by CBI<br />
El<br />
Staff Reporter<br />
NEW DELHI: An Assistant Commissioner<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Delhi Police<br />
has been booked by the <strong>Central</strong><br />
<strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Investigation</strong><br />
for allegedly possessing assets<br />
disproportionate to his<br />
knon sources <strong>of</strong> income.<br />
Mahipal Singh, who was<br />
previously posted as the in-'<br />
charge <strong>of</strong> Abmedkar Nagar<br />
sub-division, has been booked<br />
under the Prevention <strong>of</strong><br />
Corruption Act.<br />
According to the CM, he<br />
was allegedly found in possession<br />
<strong>of</strong>five properties--one in<br />
Green Park and four in Tughlaqabad--in<br />
the name <strong>of</strong> either<br />
him or his relatives. He<br />
also<br />
purportedly owns a flat<br />
in neighbouring Faridabad.<br />
The agency suspects that he<br />
also owns several benami<br />
properties at other places in<br />
the Capital.<br />
After registration<br />
<strong>of</strong> the<br />
case, the CBI sleuths conducted<br />
searches at five places,<br />
including the South Delhi<br />
residence <strong>of</strong> the accused ACP.+<br />
They are scrutinising property<br />
papers and the financial<br />
transactions allegedly made<br />
through his bank accounts.
Searches on, new cases<br />
filed in V.P. NRHM scam<br />
Irregularities in award <strong>of</strong>contracts by accused CMOs<br />
Staff Reporter<br />
NEW DELHI: The <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Investigation</strong> has detected<br />
alleged irregularities<br />
in the award <strong>of</strong> contracts by<br />
the Chief Medical Officers <strong>of</strong><br />
district hospitals in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> execution and implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the National<br />
Rural Health Mission funds<br />
in Uttar Pradesh. While four<br />
fresh cases have been registered,<br />
searches are being carried<br />
out at over 30 places<br />
across the State.<br />
The cases have been registered<br />
under the relevant provisions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Indian Penal<br />
Code and the Prevention <strong>of</strong><br />
Corruption Act. According to<br />
a CBI spokesperson, gross irregularities<br />
and manipulations<br />
have allegedly been<br />
detected in the award <strong>of</strong> contracts<br />
by the accused CMOs<br />
to groups <strong>of</strong> private parties<br />
active in several districts.<br />
The first case covers irregularities<br />
in the contracts<br />
awarded by the then CMOs<br />
posted in ICushinagar, Gorakhpur,<br />
Deoria and<br />
Maharajganj<br />
to a group <strong>of</strong> private<br />
firms, mainly based in Lucknow,<br />
at inflated rates causing<br />
substantial losses to the exchequer.<br />
The companies have<br />
been identified as Sewa Enterprises,<br />
Sun Surgical, undustan<br />
Trading, Surji<br />
Sugicals, Charisma Health<br />
Care, Medicine Mahal, Garg<br />
Pharma and Gupta Brother.<br />
The CBI <strong>of</strong>ficial said<br />
the<br />
second case has been registered<br />
against the then CMOs<br />
in Varanasi, Ghazipur, Jaun<br />
RAIDED: CBI <strong>of</strong>ficials conducting a search at the<br />
residence <strong>of</strong> Guddu Khan in connection with the<br />
N1HM scam in Lucknow on Fridc*.<br />
PHOTO: SUBIR ROY<br />
-<br />
pur and Chandauli. They al-<br />
raich Gonda and Balrampur.<br />
legedly awarded contracts at<br />
exorbitant rates to 5K. Distributors<br />
(Varanasi), Sleek<br />
Pharma (Varanasi and Lucknow),<br />
Bhagwati Enterprises,<br />
Jai Ganesh Enterprises, V.A.<br />
International, P & P Enterprises<br />
and Sunny & Company.<br />
The third case has been<br />
registered against CMOs then<br />
posted<br />
at Sharavasti, Bah<br />
They allegedly awarded contracts<br />
to V.8. Pharma (Lucknow),<br />
VS. Traders<br />
(Lucknow), Kajat Enterprises<br />
(Lucknow),<br />
Gopal Surgicals<br />
(Lucknow) and Medicine<br />
Times (Bahrajch). The then<br />
CMOs posted in the district<br />
hospitals <strong>of</strong> Meerut, Bahraich,<br />
Ballia, Gorakhpur,<br />
Siddharth Nagar and Kanpur<br />
have been booked in the<br />
fourth case for allegedly<br />
awarding contracts for procurements<br />
to Daffodills Pharmaceuticals<br />
and Eastern<br />
Drugs & Sanitary Products at<br />
inflated rates.<br />
"Searchesare being carried<br />
out at $0 places in Lucknow,<br />
Varanasi, Meerut, Bahraich<br />
and Ballia," said the <strong>of</strong>ficial.<br />
The CBI had in November<br />
last registered a preliminary<br />
enquiry in pursuance <strong>of</strong> a<br />
court order for a probe into<br />
the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
NRHM funds allocated to the<br />
State Government. The enquiry<br />
revealed that the Mission<br />
Directorate (NRI-IM) <strong>of</strong><br />
the U.P. Government had received<br />
money running into<br />
several thousand crores between<br />
2005-06 and 2010-11<br />
towards expenditure under<br />
various heads <strong>of</strong> schemes like<br />
Mission Flexipool, Immunization,<br />
Reproductive Child<br />
Health and<br />
National Blindness<br />
Control Programme,<br />
apart from funds forcivil construction<br />
and up-gradation <strong>of</strong><br />
hospitals.<br />
The funds channelled to<br />
the respective district health<br />
societies were "utilised" by<br />
the CMO5/CMO (Family<br />
Welfare) concerned. "The enquiry<br />
carried out so far has<br />
indicated that drugs and<br />
equipments, even <strong>of</strong> substandard<br />
quality, were supplied<br />
by the accused firms at<br />
inflated rates," said the <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
added. The private companies<br />
purportedly bagged<br />
the contracts through their<br />
links with public servants.
Prashant Bhushan moves<br />
Court seeking CBI probe<br />
against Chidambaram<br />
J. Venkatesan<br />
NEW DELHI: Alleging that Union<br />
Home Minister P. Chidambaram,<br />
as Finance Minister, had<br />
an equal role as the former<br />
Telecom Minister A. Raja in<br />
fixing the 2G spectrum licence<br />
prices, the Centre for<br />
Public Interest Litigation<br />
(CPIL) on Friday moved the<br />
Supreme Court demanding a<br />
CBI probe into the former's<br />
role in the scam:<br />
Advocate Prashant Bhushan's<br />
petition alleged that it<br />
was now clenrly established<br />
with facts and documents<br />
that the then Finance Minister<br />
overruled the <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong><br />
his own Ministry who<br />
favoured<br />
auction/ marketbased<br />
pricing <strong>of</strong> spectrum,<br />
and instead allowed the 2G<br />
scam to take place and the<br />
companies to make windfall<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>its.<br />
The CPIL alleged that Mr.<br />
Chidambarani, in no time, revised<br />
his position from giving'<br />
away 4.4 MHz <strong>of</strong> spectrum at<br />
2001 prices, to giving away<br />
6.2 MHz <strong>of</strong> spectrum at 2001<br />
prices thus forcing an additional<br />
loss on the exchequer.<br />
He knew fully well even post<br />
issue <strong>of</strong>Letters <strong>of</strong> Intent that<br />
it was legally possible to auction<br />
start-up spectrum<br />
and<br />
provisions <strong>of</strong> the licence<br />
agreement being cited by the<br />
DoT were not applicable<br />
since the Lol holders were<br />
not licensees at this stage.<br />
Further, it said, the then<br />
Finance Minister allowed<br />
companies such as Swan and<br />
Unitech to sell <strong>of</strong>f their<br />
stakes, without charging any<br />
government's share <strong>of</strong> itspremium<br />
on account <strong>of</strong> spectrum<br />
valuation and without enforcing<br />
his own agreement<br />
with Mr. Jtaja dated January<br />
30,2008.<br />
The petitioner said new<br />
documents and evidence<br />
showed that within three<br />
weeks <strong>of</strong> the issuance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
LoIs, Mr. Raja and Mr. Chidambaram<br />
met and concluded<br />
that 14 operators were too<br />
many for the Indian market<br />
and that several <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
entrants had come in for<br />
'speculative reasons.' Further,<br />
they knew fully well that<br />
these companies would enter<br />
into Mergers and Acquisi<br />
Prashant lihushan<br />
tions and make windfall pro!-<br />
its because <strong>of</strong> the premium<br />
linked to the spectrum that<br />
they had received in 2008 at<br />
2001 prices.<br />
It said .Janata Party president<br />
Subramanian Swamy, as<br />
a private complainant, could<br />
have only produced the documents<br />
that were there in his<br />
possession. Athorough investigationcould<br />
onlybe done by<br />
an <strong>of</strong>ficial investigation agency<br />
like the CE! that could unearth<br />
the role <strong>of</strong> the Finance<br />
Minister/Ministry in the<br />
scam.<br />
Unanswered'questions<br />
"There are<br />
several unanswered<br />
questions that are for<br />
the CR1 to investigate. The reluctance<br />
<strong>of</strong> the CR1 in investigating<br />
thç role <strong>of</strong> Mr.<br />
Chidambaram or even questioning<br />
the then Finance<br />
Minister is not surprising because<br />
as Home Minister, Mr.<br />
Chidambaram is a very powerful<br />
figure in the <strong>Central</strong><br />
Government under which the<br />
CR1<br />
functions, and most <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the CBI are <strong>of</strong><br />
IPS cadre whose controlling<br />
authority (in charge<br />
<strong>of</strong> appointments,<br />
postings, transfers,<br />
appraisal reports,<br />
promotions) is the Home<br />
Ministry itself," the CPIL<br />
said.<br />
It sought a direction to the<br />
CR1 to conduct a thorough investigation<br />
/further investigation<br />
into the role <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Finance Ministry under the<br />
then Finance Minister in the<br />
2G scam, under the close supervision<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Supreme<br />
Court, assisted by the <strong>Central</strong><br />
Vigilance Commissioner and<br />
the senior Vigilance<br />
Commissioner.
exemption<br />
Balwa, Gioenka allows<br />
Swan Telecom promoters Shahid Usman Ralwa<br />
and Vinod Goenka, accused in the 26 case, were<br />
on Friday granted three days exemption from<br />
personal appearance bya Delhi court as they<br />
havetoconsuittawyerslnMumbaifora<br />
- - -<br />
cheating case filed against them by foreign<br />
partner Etisalat. Special (SIjudge o Saini<br />
exempted DaIwa and 6oenka from appearing<br />
in the courtforthree days on February2l after<br />
theysaidthatAbu Dhabi-based Etisalat has<br />
filed a cheatingand forgery case againstthem<br />
in Bombay High Court and they have to engage<br />
counsel forthe case.-P1%.
MCD men to<br />
bebookedin<br />
CWG street<br />
light scam<br />
By Mall Today <strong>Bureau</strong><br />
in New Delhi<br />
A SPECIAL Court Is set to<br />
frame charges against seven<br />
people, including four MCD<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficials, after it found sufficient<br />
prima fade evidence <strong>of</strong> their<br />
alleged involvement In the<br />
CWG street lighting scam. Special<br />
CDI Judge Pradeep Chaddah<br />
Is expected to pronounce<br />
his order on charges against<br />
the accused on March 1, having<br />
discharged on Friday a senior<br />
executive <strong>of</strong> Phillips India<br />
for simply being In the wrong<br />
place at the wrong time.<br />
Thecourt said it found no evidence<br />
that Mehul Karnik, a<br />
high-ranking <strong>of</strong>ficial from<br />
Phillips India, had been<br />
Involved In the conspiracy to<br />
allegedly award a street-lighting<br />
contract to an illegally<br />
favoured finn<br />
Instead, the court said the<br />
CDI had based its case against<br />
Karnik solely onthe detail that<br />
he was present at a meeting<br />
held in the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> accused<br />
MCD superintendent engineer<br />
D.K. Sugan. The meeting In<br />
May2008 allegedly sawtenders<br />
for the Games' related streetlightingcontract<br />
opened and,<br />
according to the prosecution,<br />
bills were overwritten.
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City court to frame<br />
charges against six<br />
CWG SCAM<br />
CBI says four MCD <strong>of</strong>ficials entered<br />
into a conspiracy with private firm to inflate bills<br />
JAYANT SRIRAM<br />
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 24<br />
ADELHI<br />
court will<br />
frame charges on<br />
March 1 against six<br />
persons, including four<br />
MCD <strong>of</strong>ficials, for their alleged<br />
role in the Commonwealth<br />
Games (CWG) street<br />
lighting scam. One <strong>of</strong> the 10<br />
Games-related scams being<br />
probedby the CBI, it caused<br />
a loss <strong>of</strong>aboutRs 1.5 crore to<br />
the<br />
-<br />
government.<br />
In an order issued on Friday,<br />
Special CBI Judge<br />
Pradeep Chadha said that<br />
prima facie, a case was made<br />
out against the four <strong>of</strong>ficials<br />
forentering into a conspiracy<br />
with a private firm, Sweska<br />
Powertech EngineersPrivate<br />
Ltd, and its two co-promoters,<br />
J P Singh andT P Singh.<br />
The court discharged<br />
MehulKarnik, an <strong>of</strong>ficial <strong>of</strong><br />
Philips India, stating that he<br />
was simply in the wrong<br />
place at the wrongtime.<br />
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In 2008, theMCD floated<br />
a tender for impioving street<br />
lights in the city. As much as<br />
10136 km <strong>of</strong> road was covered<br />
in thecontract, bagged<br />
by Sweska Engineering, a Rajouri<br />
Garden-basedfirm,for<br />
Rs 3433 crore.<br />
TheCBIhad alleged inits<br />
chargesheet that a clutch <strong>of</strong><br />
seniorMCD <strong>of</strong>ficials headed<br />
by D X Sugan, its supermntending<br />
engineer, had con<br />
NDMC <strong>of</strong>ficials under CBI<br />
scanner in CP works case<br />
NEW DELHI: The UI has<br />
taken up two preliminary enquiries<br />
(PEs) against NDMC<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficialsand private contractors<br />
in connection withbeautification<br />
workundertaken at<br />
Connaught Place (CP) and installation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Street lightsin<br />
areasunderthekivic body<br />
during the2010 Commonwealth<br />
Games. The agency<br />
reportedly found prima facie<br />
evidence suggestingthat<br />
funds were misappropriated.<br />
TheCBI will coordinatewith<br />
the I-Tdepartment and<br />
spired with the directors <strong>of</strong><br />
Sweska and<br />
an <strong>of</strong>ficial <strong>of</strong><br />
Philips India to inflate bills<br />
submittedby them-causing<br />
a loss <strong>of</strong>Rs 1,42,83,000 to the<br />
government.<br />
Besides Sugan,whom the<br />
court described as the Icing-.<br />
pint the other MCD <strong>of</strong>fidals<br />
who face charges are Executive<br />
Engineer 0 P Mahala,<br />
Accountant RajuVand Gurcharan<br />
Singh, a tenderclerk<br />
The court said that no<br />
case could be made out<br />
against Mehul Karnik, the<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficial from Philips India, as<br />
theprosecution had basedits<br />
case against him only onthe<br />
fact that he was present at a<br />
meeting held in Sugan's <strong>of</strong><br />
Enforcement Directorate to<br />
probe the allegedinflated<br />
budgetduring the award <strong>of</strong><br />
contractstoprivatefirms.Last<br />
yeac the CDI had formed an SIT<br />
to lookinto instances <strong>of</strong>corniption<br />
and irregularitieshighlighted<br />
in the GAG report.<br />
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fice in May 2008, when the<br />
tenders wçre opened and<br />
bills allegedly overwritten.<br />
The judgenoted that as per<br />
the meeting records, Karnik<br />
hadparticipated in the meetingthinking<br />
that Philips had<br />
also submitted a tender for<br />
the Contract and was, in fact,<br />
shocked to realise otherwise.<br />
The court ruled that his<br />
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presence<br />
in the meeting could<br />
notbe taken as an indication<br />
<strong>of</strong> his participation in the<br />
criminalconspiracy.<br />
"The accused, Mehul<br />
Kamik, was representing a rival<br />
company. He stood togain<br />
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CBI searches home<br />
<strong>of</strong>Delhi ACP, books<br />
him in assets case<br />
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE<br />
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 24<br />
WEEKS after an Assistant<br />
Commissioner<strong>of</strong> Delhi Police<br />
was transferredand an<br />
inquiry orderedagainst him<br />
in connection with a land<br />
scam that took place in an<br />
area under his jurisdiction,<br />
the CBI on Thursday conducted<br />
searches at his residence<br />
and <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
The searches reportedly<br />
led to the recovery <strong>of</strong>documents<br />
pertaining to properties<br />
and bank accounts,<br />
sourcessaid.<br />
Following the searches,<br />
theCBI registered a case under<br />
Section 13 (1) (E) <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Prevention <strong>of</strong> Corruption<br />
Act against ACP Mahipal<br />
Singh.<br />
Sources in the agency<br />
claimed that theywerelooking<br />
into allegations that<br />
Singhpossessed five properties<br />
either in his name or in<br />
"The ACP was<br />
the names<strong>of</strong> his family members.<br />
transferred<br />
following allegations<br />
that he did not act in a land<br />
scandal in the area under his<br />
control. The CBI was acting<br />
ona separate complaint registeredwith<br />
themconcerning<br />
the ACP's disproportionate<br />
assets," a seniorpolice <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />
said.<br />
In December, a case was<br />
registered on the intervention<br />
<strong>of</strong> the court afterone <strong>of</strong><br />
the ResidentsWelfare Association<br />
(RWA) members <strong>of</strong><br />
Earlier<br />
Pul Prahladpur approached<br />
the court alleging that several<br />
builders, incollisionwith<br />
senior <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> the DDA<br />
and MCD, had encroached<br />
on government land.<br />
TheACEwhowasposted<br />
in the Ambedkar Nagarsubdivision,<br />
was transferred to<br />
the 7th Batalilon<strong>of</strong> theDelhi<br />
Armed Police for allegedly<br />
not taking any action in the<br />
matter.<br />
the ACP<br />
was transferred for<br />
alleged inaction in a<br />
land scandal in the<br />
area under his watch
CENTRAL ISSUES<br />
THERE was an unusual visitor at the <strong>Central</strong><br />
<strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Investigation</strong> (CBI) headquarters<br />
on Friday. Union Commerce Minister<br />
Anand Sharma turned up at the CBI<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice for an informal interaction with top<br />
CBI <strong>of</strong>ficials. Insiders said the top investigatorsdiscussed<br />
about varioustreaties and<br />
pacts being inked with different govern<br />
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the other hand, enlightened<br />
curious CBI<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficials on what the<br />
proposal for FDI in<br />
retail entails and the<br />
controversy surrounding<br />
it. He also<br />
forecast that India<br />
will surpass China in economic growth in<br />
the comingyears.
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houses in assets case<br />
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE<br />
NEWDELHI, FEBRUARY 24<br />
THE GB! on Friday carried<br />
out raids against RIP MP<br />
Natubhai Gomanbhai Pate!<br />
in connection with a disproportionate<br />
assets case. Pate!<br />
is a first-timeMI'from Dadra<br />
andNagar Haveli.<br />
Theraids werecarded out<br />
in Delhi and Dadra and Nagar<br />
Haveli. Pate!, who is also a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> standing committe<br />
on Home Affairs, has<br />
been under theCBJ scanner<br />
for past fewweeks. The CI,<br />
in a simultaneous operation,<br />
searched<br />
his Silvassa residence<br />
in Dadra and Nagar<br />
Haveli and his SouthAvenue<br />
residence inDelhi.<br />
It is alleged that the MP<br />
has accumulatedwealth<br />
proportionate to his known<br />
sources <strong>of</strong> income. The<br />
agercy has pegged the disproportionate<br />
assets to the<br />
tune<strong>of</strong>Rs2.l8crore.<br />
Patel sewed as member<strong>of</strong><br />
Silvassa Group Gram Panchayat,<br />
Interim Council <strong>of</strong><br />
Silvassa Municipal Area and<br />
Silvassa Municipal Council<br />
on different occasions between<br />
2001and 2009.<br />
The Cifi claimed that several<br />
incriminatingdocuments<br />
were seized.It said Pate! will<br />
be later called for examination<br />
in connection with the<br />
raid and asked to furnish documents<br />
related to his income<br />
and liabilities. CBI sources<br />
said Pate! alsohadinterests in<br />
construction business.
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