Two get four
years
jail for
cheating bank
NEW DELHI, PTI:ADelhi court
has
sent a
manager
formerAndhra Bank
and another person
to four years rigorous imprisfor cheating the bank
onment
to the tune ofonecrore rupees.
Special CR! Judge Ram
Parkash Pandey convicted the
then bank's manager 61-year-
old E Krishnamurthy
and pro-
of a private firm 62-year-old Inder Icapoor under
prietor
Sections 420 (cheating), 1208
(criminal conspiracy) of IPC.
ICrishnamurthy was also
held guilty for obtaining pecuniary advantage by
corrupt
means under Prevention of
Con-uption Act. The court also
imposed a fine of Ba 20,000
on each of them.
It sentenced co-accused Papinder
Singh Handa and
Sangeet Kumar Mann to one
yearandthreeyearsjailrespectively besides imposing a fine
ofRs 20,000 on each of them.
Ousting governors shows a change of tack by Modi
Shekhar Iyer
NEW DELHI: The Centre's
move to make it known to
some of the Congress-appoint-
ed Governors that they must
quit in the wake of change in
government is seen as a
change of tack by Prime Minister Narendra Moth.
Soon after he was sworn-in
as PM, Moth and other senior
BJP leaders were said to have
takentheviewthattheywould
let Congress-appointed gover-
nors retire
on completion of
the next few
months or transfer them,
rather than undertake abig extheir term over
ercise
marily,
to remove them sumwhich would go against
the Supreme
Court verdict of
2010.
In fact, Moth
tasked
gress-appointed
E
ConS
L
Narasimhan, who is Governor
Course Road
residence in
on Thesday
New Delhi
pu
of both Andhra Pradesh and
the new state of Telangana,
with a spedal role of oversee-
come to an end on November
27. Others who will complete
could be linked to the political
plans of the government and
bifurcation process. In
their tenure in six to eight
months are M X Narayanan
the party leadership.
commodate
swearing-in ceremony last
West Bengal),.! B Patnaik (Assam), Shivraj Patil (Punjab)
month.
and Urmila Singh (Himachal
ters. Secondly, the party is also
working towards the possibili-
ior
ty of an early Assembly election in UP and Bihar where
from within the
ing
the
other cases, he had even written to them to attend his
Of the Congress-appointed
-
Pradesh).
Karnataka GoverBut a call from Union Hqm,
norH R Bhardwaj is due tore Secretary
Anil Goswamitothe
tire on June 29, Haiyana Govgovernors, apparently
governors.
ernor Jagannath Pahadiya on
July26 and Rajasthan Gover-
nor Margaret Alva
Governor
Beniwal's tenure will
5, while Gujarat
Kamla
on August
seemed to show a change th
the BJP's approach.
while elections will be
did exceedingly
in the Lok Sabba polls.
of the Raj
ers
torial posts before
in
favour
Berth pangs in BJP
governors was
Already, the names of RIP
leaders, including Yashwant
CBI probe in the VVIP helicop-
of
his
The move to change some
were stated to be in the race to
fill vacancies as they arise. Malhotra's name did the rounds
for the gubernatorial
role in
Karnataka.
Significantly, Sinhahas also
pitched
for his projection as a
probable chief minister candidate in
has
Jharkhandwhere he
refused to post bail after
he was arrested for allegedly
ordering BJP workers to tie up
an Electricity Board official in
Hazaribagh, the constituency
that
he gave up in
theLok Sab
also linked toa
purchase deal. The CBI is
expected to send teams to examine West Bengal
Governor
ter
Narayanan and his Goa counB V Wanchoo as "wit-
nesses" in
probe.
connection with
its
The name ofNagalandGov-
ernor Ashwani ICumar, a former CBI director, had also fig-
ured
of his
ministerslater this
month. That would pave the
way for a younger lot of lead
council of
The RIP lead-
terpart
guberna-
he under-
took an expansion
held in
son, Jayant.
Tripathi and 0 Rajagopal,
ranks to ac-
commodatethem in
ers to take charge in different
states.
Sinha, V KMalhotra, Lalji Tandon, Kalyan Singh, Kesri Nath
not
roles for senparty leaders, Modi was
said to
eunder pressure
well
elections
Bhavan were
As for finding
in these states were keen
ha
"re-
evolving political
Congress appointees.
UP polls are due only in 2017
Bihar next year.
Centre would
early elections if the occupants
veteran leaders
who could not be made minis-
the BJP
the change
the
situation, which could facilitate
One, there is a move to ac-
to convey the new government's desire that they step down,
BJP sources said
that
spond"to the
in connection
with a
probe in hawala operators
case, official sources said.
DH News Service
EXPRESSJNVESTIGATION, PARTI
Qureshi under Income-Tax probe, his daughters
ffr got event contracts from two CBI directors
APPU ESTHOSE SURESH
NEWDEL}jj,JIJNEI7
panysecured contracts to or
ganisepartiesforsinghand
his successor and
current
FOR meat exporter
Morn
Qureshi,who is at the
centre
ofanincome-tax(j-thvestj
gation, it helped to have a
"friend"
in
the Director
Cfllchiefßanjitsjnha.
t
An investigation by The
Indian Express has revealed
thatSMProductions,owned
the Central Bureau of Inves
byMoinoureshi(10%) and
his daughter, US national
tigation (Cm).
Sylvia Mom
While
he
messages with
of
shared text
former direc
tor AP Singh raising ques
tions
flict
of
proprieti)
and con
interest -as first
reported in The Indian Ex
press
of
—his daughter'scom
(90%), was first
engaged by CBI
for its
endofSingh's tenure. Singh is
nowaMemberoftheUnion
Public Service Commission.
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was incorporated only on
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Productions
October 21, 2013, almost a
its first as-
events were held at the resi
year after it got
denceofthe CDI
signment from CBI.
Director.
SM
is
Productions
the host ofcompanies
owned by Mom
While
the
corporate
brochure of SM Productions
Qureshi un
lists CDI as one of its clients,
der scrutiny for alleged tax
evasion.
According
to
by The Indian Express, said
Sylvia Moth, when contacted
records under the I-T scan
ner,abilofßs33.Slalcjiwas
that the event management
raised
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for the "At Home"
eventunderthe head of SM
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No fear, some favour: l-T probes 'friendly' text messages
between meat exporter Qureshl and ex-CBI chief AP Shigli
trar of Companies (RoC)
among
1.
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the CRI Director's official residence (above).
show that SM
2013.
t'
Sylvia Mom's fir"m organised both the parties at
successor, Ranjit Sinha, again
in April
tt
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hired Sylvia Mom's firm to or
function
EXPRESS
in-
house Diwali celebration in
November 2012 towards the
Subsequently,
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for
CBI's
done
by
"At Home' was
SM
Group
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Qureshi under Income-Tax probe
(a proprietership, not a regis
must have been happy with
tered company), not SM Pro
theirperformance
ductions. SM Group, she said,
wasincorporaiedonJanuaiy
2012.
and contin
them. It is not neces
for the CR! to go about
company for Live Concerts
and has not raised any bill to
ued with
CR!. The
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daysyasfromSM Group. CDI
bill raised for CDI
tendering for everything. I
issuedachequeforßsl2lalth
had re
ported on May 15, 2014 that
following searches at his resi
don't how the specifics, but I
thinkwe even deducted some
inclusive ofservice taxfor CDI
deuce, the IT Department In
Singh, contacted by The
Indian Express confirmed ad
The Indian Express
vestigation wing put underits
scanner Blackberry Messen
Day (At Home)."
money against theftbill."
mitted that the firm had been
Later, when,asked about
the terms of the "competitive
bid,' she was unavailable for
comment. Incidentally, the
ger (BBM) exchanges be
hiredbytheagencyfortheDi.
tween QureshiandAPSingh.
wali event at his
"tender/auction"between,..
Thesemessagesrelatedtoon.
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going investigations by the'
vember 2011
once and probably it was for
residence.
the company
CBI
website which lists all
does notlist
and June 2014
any tenders called
Singh had, then told
The' Indian' Express
that'
contributory party and the
Qureshi was his "friend" and
Governmentwasinnowayin
Besides CDI, Qureshi's
daughter's firm has handled
volved.
the com
various PSUs under the Miii-
pany got further contracts
from the CRI since they were
istzyof Petroleum. It also han-
agency.
the
BEM
nocuous"
messages are "in
and "non-incrinil
natory".
When askedwhyhechose
'lvia Moth's company, Ranjit
Sinha, Director CDI told The
the Diwali party.
It
But it was a
is possible
considered cheapest and
best." In an emailedresponse,
SM Productions said that "SM
Indian Express, "The company
Group participated in a com
was first engaged before I
petitive bid to bag the event. S
joined as Director. The CDI
M
Productions
Pvt Ltd. is a
for event management.
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died the Doon School's
1988
batch's silverjubilee reunion
in October2ol3. Qureshiwas
the president of Doon School
Old Boys Association till May
2014, a
post he relinquished
following the I-Tprobe.
MANISH'S FATHER KRISHAN KUMAR, A HEAD CONSrABLE WITH THE DEIHI POLICE,MLEGEbtHATAISSbWWASMiRbERED
2 yrs after cop found dead in tank, HC transfers probe to CBI
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
May 3,2012. The Crime Branch
NEW DELHI, JUNEI7
of the Delhi Police, which
the case, said it seemed
tobeoneof suicide.
Manish'sfatherKrishanKu
mar, a head constablewith the
probed
OYEARSaftera23
year-oldconstableposted
with the SeventhBattalion
oftheDelhiPolicewasfounddead
DelhiPolicê,hadthenap
in awatertank at the Police 'Thin
ing Centre in South Delhi's
a CBT investigation into the mci
Malviya Nagar, the Delhi High
dent. The petition, filed through
Court has
advocates Aditya Wadhwa
transferred
the investi
gation ofthe case to the CM.
proached
-
The body of Constable Man
ish Kumar was found in a water
tank in the
residential area of
the training centre barracks
on
of Constable Manish Kumar was
found in a water tank in Police Training Centre on May
3,2012. The Crime Branch which investigated the case
said it seemed to be one of suicide
the High Court seeking
in atank,whichwas situated only a
few metres away from the sleeping
.
During arguments, the
lawyers claimed that the post
and
Sahil Mongia, had alleged that
Manish had been kill&d bysoine
quarters ofthe police personnel.
that theeotherconstables of the
points to some sort of struggle talc-
Delhi Police personnel as
died inside the heavy-security
7thbattalion had died under sus
picious circumstancS soon after
penedwhen Manishwaspushed
compound and hisbodywas found
Manish's death,
into the tank.
Kumar had
he had
Kumar'spetition also alleged
also told the court
that it was "not believable" that
facts and
mortem report showed that there
were injuries on his bodywhich
ingplace which may have hap-
circumstancesof the
present case and theother mci-
struggle. Further, the court took
dentswhich have taken place at
FTC, Malviya Nagar, and also
note of the argument that the
considering that the petitioner is
crime team reached the spotto in
vestigateonly after four days, and
suspecting the involvement of
Delhi Police personnel, it is appro-
there was a delayof nearly 100
priateto entrust the investigation
nobody
in the quarters heard the
days in registering an HR.
"How could someone have
drowned himself in a tank which
to an independent agency like CBI
as is prayed so that complete jus-
was only4ft, 11inches in height?
tice is done to the petitioner and
his family...," the court of Justice
The deceased wass
feet 11inches
tall. There was no proper investi
Veena Birbal said.
gation," Mongia said.
all documents related tothe case
"Considering the peculiar
TheDelhi Po-
lice has been directed to transfer
to the CBlwithin four weeks.
-
__
LTC bills scam CBI examines BSP MP, ex-MP BJD
M POSjBjJREAjj
rr—
p
NEW DELHI: As part of its probe
into alltged fake travei bills scani,
_
CBI on 'Ihesday examlned Rajya
SabhaMp Brajesh
Pathak and for-,
merßJDMPßenubalapra<»ln
connectionwith submitting ofbills
to claim reimbursement from the
governrnent coffers.
CBI sources saH Pathak was
asked in details in connectjon wfth
the submission of bills wortit over
Rs
2.20 Jakh whereas he paid only
Rs 10,000 for his travels by Ah
India.
When contacted, Pathak said the
travel agent in Green Park herehad
booked ticket for hirn on the basis
ofwhich he travelied.
'Ihe boarding pass and ticket
were provided to me by Ute travel
agent and my
Rk. 1 just travelled on
____________
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—
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Afl
lt
1
A"
T
.1"
',6ut,
was actasay
palu to mi urnsa.
t
Pradhan could not be reached
forher comments on the develop
ment. However, soon after registra
_‚-.
1;'
nS
'
£
_
bfflswrffißs I.62lakhwhereasßs
____________
that he said.
CBI recently registered cases
against three sitting MPs, includ
mg Pathak, and three former MP,
including Pradhan, for submit
ling allegediy fake inflated bus for
claiming reimbuxsement for their
air-travels, Ute sources said.
lt is alleged in the HR against
Pradhan that she had presented four
fionofthccaseagainsther,pradhan
hdSd,'ldoiftknoWanything
about the LTC scam
Shehad also said that she would
be meeting CBI oliicers to clarify
her position.
The sources said MPs had
booked their tickets under an Air
India premotional scheme where
fuJi fare economy dass ticket pas
sengen were entitled to have one
ticket for their companion at
much eheaper rates but submiued
e-tickets of füll fare fdr claiming
reimbursernent.
They said the difference offare
on companion ticket allegedly was a
benefit to Ute concernedMP.
CBI HQ to get
securty revamp
PRAMOD KUMAR
NEW DELHI, JLINE 17
The rather swanky head
quarters of the CBI is
now gearing up for a
massive hi-tech security
including
revamp,
of &Idition'
al security forces at all
entry point
and instafla
deployment
tion of state bf the art
security systems for bet
ter "access control" at
strategie enfry points of
the 11-storey building.
Considering
the
fact
-
that the premier lnvestl
gating
agency's
head
quarters is a htgh securl
-ty premises, the new plan
envisages
restricted
entry of visitors and
strict vigil, Top sources
in the agency said under
the new plan strict vigil
will be maintained on
the movements of visi
Tors inside the building
through a centralised hi
tech control room. The
plan was proposed dur
ingtheUPA-2regirne,but
has now taken a concrete
with the taking
over of the new govern
shape
ment.
"The
several
-
including Coalgate, LTC,
2G and CWG scams. The
agency is also investigat
Ing cases involving high
profile
politicians,"
sources
security
ened at
said. Besides,
is being tightthe CBI head-
-quarters in Delhi to keep
the documents of country's biggest scams safe,
they added,
"The new headquarters
of the dl is now among
the
few
government
buildings, which hold a
price of place in terms of
'architectural
values",
sources said. Built at a
cost of flB6 crore, the 11storey building of the
CBI not only houses
branches
of the
all
agency
wider one roof, hut also
boasts of a gallery showcasing the history and
land-mark achievements
of the CBI, they added.
The new headquarters of
the CBI was
inauguratcd
by
former
Manmohan Singh
PM
in
2011. Providing separate
for
male
and
gyms
female officers with a
garden,
the
terrace
building definitely ranks
CBI
is
probing
important cases,
among the most modern,
said senior official.
tookwho's talking
inspects
Munde
accident site
AGE
CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, JUNE 17
The CBI an Tuesday initiated its probe into the fatal
aceident of former rural
development
minister
Gopinath Munde in Delhi
The
agency
sleuths
inspected the crime scene
where Munde had met with
the accident which collided
with a taxi here on June 3.
Sources said the special
crime team of the agency
also niet the Delhi police
officials who probed the
maUer and collected relevant
documents
fram
them.
The
agency
on
Monday registered the case
on the request of the home
ministry.
Talking to reporters, CBI
spokesperson
Binita
Thakur said: "The Central
Bureau of Investigation
has registered a case under
Sections 279 (rash driving)
and 304-A (causing death
by
negligence)
of
IPC
against unknown persons
relating to accidental death
of Gopinath Munde, the
then union minister for
rural
development
and
panchayati raj at Delhi on
June 3, 2014." She said the
agency took up the investigation
of the case an the
of the government
of India and inspected the
orders
scene of crime.
Munde was an his way to
the IGI Airport an June 3
when his car was hit by
another
vehicle
at the
Prithviraj
Road-Tughlak
road
roundabout
in
Lutyens Delhi. BJP leaders
from Maharashtra, includformer party president
and Union minister Nitin
Gadkari, had sought a CBI
inquiry into his death.
ing
Not an easy task
for NDA govt
-
Vinay Kumar &
Varghese K. George
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance government's
to sack
attempts
Governors
may not be easy and the Cen-
tre may have to wait for the
end of tenure in some cases,
or transfer some of them to
less significant States.
As many of the Governors
were appointed soon after the
UPA-Il came to power in
2009, their term will end this
year but a few such as Kerala
Governor Sheila Dikshit have
a long time to go.
The BJP recently demanded the recall
of Maharashtra
Governor K. Sankaranaraya-
nan as
he had denied permis-
sion to
the CM to prosecute
the former Maharashtra Chief
Minister,
the
Ashok
Adarsh
Chavan, in
housing
society
scam.
In 2004, the UPA government sacked four Governors
appointed
BJP-led
was
by
the
previous
government
disapproved
which
of by the
apex court in 2010. Those removed
by the UPA govern-
ment included Vishnu Kant
(U.?.),
Kailashpati
Shastri
Mishra (Gujarat), Babu Parmanand (1-laryana) and Kidas
Nath Sahani (Goa).
Pathakquestioned
in LTC scam
Devesh K. Pandey
NEW DELHI:
The CET on
Tuesday
questioned Rajya Sabha member Brajesh
Pathak and former MP Renu Bala
Pradhan for allegedly claiming full
refund of heavily discounted Air India
tickets. It said Mr. Pathak had
submitted
bills for eight companion tickets to claim
a refund of Rs. 2.2 lakh though he paid
just R5.10,000.
"Ms. Pradhan had paid onlyßs. 5,600
for four such tickets, but claimed a
refund of Rs. 1.62 lakh on the basis of
e-ticketsi' They furnished e-tickets
provided by travel agents
here.
The CBI registered cases of
corruption, criminal
conspiracy, cheating and
forgery, besides
falsification of accounts
by three sitting and as
manyformernS
:j members and others.
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11
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¶
questioned Rajya
Ii
I
Sabha member P.
Bandopadhyayof
1\J the Trinamool
a
Congress on
Monday.
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