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New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against a former Senior Accounts Officer/Deputy Manager of BHEL, Kothagudem, Telangana, and three private individuals in connection with GST fraud of over Rs 68 lakh. An official gave this information on Friday.
The case has been registered on the basis of a complaint received from the Chief Vigilance Officer alleging that irregularities in payments to Thermal Power Project, Kothagudem were committed by a former Senior Accounts Officer/Deputy Manager of BHEL.
It was alleged that the accused diverted and misused the GST input credit of three private companies to unrelated sub-contractors.
The CBI said in a statement that searches were conducted at six locations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and incriminating documents were seized.
The CBI FIR said Chief Vigilance Officer, IFS, Shiv Pal Singh had filed a complaint on September 18, 2023, alleging that there were irregularities in payments to 1X800 MW – Stage VII Unit 12, Kothagudem, Thermal Power Project, Kothagudem, made by G Shiv Nageswara Rao, former Senior Accounts Officer/Vice President. Manager of BHEL.
The CVO alleged that Rao diverted and misused the GST input credit of M/s Shankaranarayan Constructions P Ltd (SNCPL), M/s Power Mech Projects Ltd (PMPL) and M/s Vasavi Electro Systems P Ltd (VESPL) to unrelated sub-contractors.
The CBI FIR said preliminary investigation into the case established a clear and repeated pattern of fraudulent activity and criminal collusion between a public servant and private persons using the alleged letter issued by SNCPL.
The FIR states that this letter was forged by the accused, as a result of which funds held by SHEL were illegally released and diverted to co-accused Somireddy Marakala, Ramakrishna and Srinivas Rao Rao.
The investigating agency said that Rao ultimately benefited from the misappropriation of funds. Further, the inquiry also revealed suspicious transactions of Rs 68 lakh in the accounts of Rao and his family, which requires criminal investigation.
The CBI FIR lodged on Thursday said preliminary investigation has established a clear case of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and criminal misappropriation by Rao, a public servant and three co-accused.
–IANS
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