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SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a case against engineers of Central University Kashmir (CUK) and beneficiary firm M/s Granco Industries Limited Rajbagh for malpractices in execution of works at Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal.
As per an official spokesperson of ACB, a FIR number 16/2021 was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar against officers/officials of Central University of Kashmir for malpractices in execution of works at Ganderbal. The instant case was registered on basis of a verification conducted, which revealed that e-tender having NIT No. ET/01 of 2017-CUKMR/CD/F/N0.44/16/31 dated June 9, 2017 was floated by the Central University of Kashmir authorities for construction of Academic Block adjacent to site office at Central University of Kashmir campus Tulmulla, Ganderbal at an advertising cost of Rs 4,40,41,780 and being L-1, the work was allotted to M/s Granco Industries Ltd, he said.
He further informed that item of work of RCC bored piling forming part of foundation for executed building work under title, ‘Construction of Mini Academic Block’ through aforesaid NIT was shown as of 600 mm diameter, while as per spot inspection conducted by ACB in association with concerned experts, the same was found a 450 mm in gross contravention/violation to conditions of NIT. The specification was found altered/ changed under garb of a corrigendum, which was neither issued nor published in official website, he added. The official further said that during probe, it came to fore that despite alteration / change in diameter of RCC bored piling; the rates quoted for 600 mm diameter were willfully kept intact and subsequently paid. This resulted into loss to the tune of Rs. 71.61 lakh to Central University of Kashmir against corresponding wrongful gain to officers/ officials of Central University of Kashmir, who remained associated with work in question as well as beneficiary firm M/s Granco Industries Limited Rajbagh, Srinagar. The aforementioned facts constitute commission of offences punishable under sections 5(1)(d) read with 5(2) of PC Act Svt 2006 and section 120-B of RPC against Reyaz Ahmad Jeelani, the then Executive Engineer (now retired), Syed Ahmad Gurkhoo, the then Junior Engineer, CUK Ganderbal; Suhail Bashir, the then Junior Engineer CUK; proprietor of M/s Granco Industries Limited Rajbagh, Srinagar and others. As part of investigation searches were conducted after obtaining search warrant from Court, during which incriminating documents were found and seized, the official said, adding that further investigation of case is going on.