SATISH HANDA
On the allegations by Dr Rajiv Kwatra Assistant Director Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Madhuban in Karnal district along with a pen- drive containing video recording and conversation between FSL officer and the firm supplied DNA PCR kits to FSL as regard settlement of bribe for amount worth Rs 11 lakh against demand for Rs 20 lakh for supply of kilts against order for amount worth Rs 6 crore submitted to Chief Minister and Home Minister.
Anil Vij Home cum Health Minister Haryana Anil Vij taking a serious view ordered immediate investigation in alleged bribe case and a special police investigation team (SIT) comprising of IGP Karnal range, SP Panipat and Additional SP Kurukshetra was constituted on December 20,2021 to submit the report within 10 days, which in its report confirmed bribe allegations. Surprisingly, no action was taken against alleged accuse even for two months and the case remained dumped in files without action given a clean chit to alleged accuse in-spite of orders by Chief Minister as well as Home Minister.
Assistant Director referred matter to Additional Home Secretary Haryana on the basis of copy of investigation report through RTI when the case was forwarded to DGP Haryana on February 15, 2022 for further action. Vij said, those involved in this corruption case will not be spared at any cost. Meanwhile, leaders of political parties iu opposition in Haryana state has raised a voice against increasing corruption cases in government departments in the state in past few years demanding stern action against all accused of fake property registration cases in Haryana, fraud worth crores of rupees by PWD officers in construction of International level football stadium at Ambala Cantt and Construction of Mini Secretariat at Ambala City in past few years.
Meanwhile, three committees comprising of six members led by two chief engineers Mahesh Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar, four Superintending Engineers arrived at Ambala a couple of days ago with experts from Punjab Engineering College, National Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Technology for physical check up of structure constructed by PWD (B&R) declared unsafe. Meanwhile, Haryana state government suspended three engineers of the department Nishant Kumar Executive Engineer, Puneet Mittal SDO and Rajesh Tanwar Junior Engineer allegedly involved in Rs 46 crore fraud during construction of this project in which contract was revised three times from Rs 40 crore to Rs 117 crore and payment of several bills for purchase of steel and construction material was released without receipt of material.
