Senior Officials of Gun Factory, Jabalpur face CBI probe for loss of Rs 55 crores
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, OCT 02, 2014: THE Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Joint General Manager, (General Stores); Joint General Manager (Central Planning); Assistant Works Manager (Stores) & one Shop floor In-charge, all of Gun Carriage Factory (GCF), Jabalpur and two private companies located at Adhartal Industrial Area, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) U/s 120-B of IPC and 13 (2) r/w 13(1) (c) & (d) of PC Act, 1988. It was alleged that the accused Public Servants in conspiracy with private companies were falsely showing receipt of labour Job items related with ammunition boxes and illegally over drawing items from Stores to provide undue pecuniary favours to the accused Private Companies. A loss of Rs. 55 lakh (approx.) was allegedly caused during the period April, 2012 to September, 2014.
Searches were conducted at nine places in Jabalpur at the residential premises of the accused public servants; offices of two private companies and offices of Production Department, Stores Departments and Planning Department of GCF. During searches, the investment papers regarding two plots in Jabalpur; one plot in Dehradun; one house in Lucknow; one Flat in Kanpur & one Flat in Noida and various incriminating documents have been found.
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