Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 16: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today filed a case against Engineers of Central University and a beneficiary firm M/s Granco Industries Limited Rajbagh, Srinagar for malpractices in the execution of works at Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal.
The ACB said that it registered a case FIR No. 16/2021 in Police Station ACB Srinagar against the officials of Central University of Kashmir for malpractices in the execution of works at Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal.
Detailing the case, the ACB said that the instant case was registered based on a verification conducted which revealed that e-tender having NIT No. ET/01 of 2017- CUKMR/ CD/F/ N0.44/ 16/31 dated 09.06.2017 was floated by Central University of Kashmir authorities for construction of Academic Block adjacent to site office at Central University of Kashmir Campus Tulmulla, Ganderbal with an advertising cost of Rs. 4,40,41,780.00.
“The work was allotted to M/S Granco Industries Ltd as being L-1. The item of work of RCC bored piling forming part of the foundation for executed building work under the title, ‘Construction of Mini Academic Block’ through above said NIT was shown as 600 mm diameter, while as per spot inspection conducted by ACB in association with concerned experts, the same has been found 450mm in gross contravention/ violation to NIT,” the ACB said.
It said that the specification was found altered/ changed under the garb of a corrigendum which was neither issued nor published in the official website.
The ACB stated that it further surfaced during the probe that despite alteration/change in diameter of RCC bored piling, the rates quoted for 600mm diameter were willfully kept intact and subsequently paid.
“This resulted into loss to the tune of Rs. 71.61 lakhs to Central University of Kashmir against corresponding wrongful gain to officers/ officials of Central University of Kashmir who remained associated with the work in question as well as beneficiary firm M/s Granco Industries Limited Rajbagh, Srinagar,” the ACB said.
The aforementioned facts, the ACB said, constitute commission of offences punishable under Section 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) of PC Act. Svt. 2006 and Section 120-B RPC against Reyaz Ahmad Jeelani, then Executive Engineer (now retired), Syed Ahmad Gurkhoo, then JE, CUK, Ganderbal, Suhail Bashir, then JE CUK Ganderbal, proprietor of beneficiary firm M/s Granco Industries Limited Rajbagh, Srinagar and others. Consequently, a case FIR No. 16 has been registered in P/S ACB Srinagar.
“As part of investigation searches were conducted after obtaining a search warrant from the Court. During the search, incriminating documents were found and seized,” the ACB said, adding that further investigation of the case is going on.
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