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The ACB (Anti-Corruption Branch) has registered an FIR on Saturday in connection with the scam of 20 crores in Delhi Jalboard. It is alleged that the officials of Delhi Jal Board in association with a private company and a bank have misappropriated more than 20 crores. After the matter came to notice, in September, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had ordered the Chief Secretary to register an FIR in this regard.
In the case, the amount of wrongdoing was also asked to be recovered. The allegations were found to be true when the matter was investigated after the order of the Lieutenant Governor. After this the ACB was asked to register a case. Apart from the Corruption Act, 1988, the ACB has registered a case of cheating, treason in good faith and criminal conspiracy.
According to the information, it was found that the bills collected from Jalboard customers were sent to the account of a private bank instead of sending it to the account of Jalboard. which was a violation of the rules. In fact, in June 2012, Delhi Jal Board authorized Corporation Bank to collect water bills for three years. It was then asked to continue in 2016 and 2017. During this, even when the disturbance was revealed in 2019, this right was continued with him.
It is alleged that the bank, in connivance with the officials of Delhi Jalboard, gave the responsibility of collecting the bill to a private company and depositing it in the account of the Jalboard. All this happened when Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was the chairman of Delhi Jal Board. Between July 11, 2012 and October 10, 2019, there was an error of more than Rs 20 crore in depositing Rs.
This amount was taken from the customers, but not deposited in the bank account of Jalboard. Even after this, the board headed by the Chief Minister extended the contract of the bank till the year 2020. Instead of taking action against the accused, the commission on each bill was increased from Rs 5 to Rs 6 in this mess.
Relaxation given to the company
Under the rule, the amount collected in the form of bills had to be deposited within 24 hours. The company was also relaxed in this rule. During investigation, it was found that the money was being deposited in an account of Federal Bank. From there the amount was being deposited in the account of a private company instead of the account of Jalboard. Depositing the amount in the account of any other bank was a violation of the rules. Corporation Bank did the job and the Jalboard officials kept quiet on the mess. On coming to know about all this, the LG asked to register an FIR in this regard. ACB will now register a case and try to find out the malpractices.