BHUBANESWAR: Three months have passed because the registrar of cooperative societies (RCS) discovered transaction of banned currency notes value just about Rs 32 lakh by means of Capital Cooperative Housing Ltd (CCHL) — a private society right here — in a dubious land deal, and instructed the cooperation department to hotel a grievance in opposition to the company with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The department, alternatively, is but at hand over the probe to the EOW, triggering allegations of a possible cover-up amongst a section of CCHL contributors.
The place of job of the RCS began an inquiry in opposition to CCHL after receiving a grievance from whistle-blower Jayant Pattanaik, who was also one of the crucial administrators of the society, in May 2017. Pattanaik lodged separate proceedings with the RCS and the CBI, alleging that CCHL had fraudulently bought just about an acre of land near KIIT Magnet Square at throwaway prices to near pals. He alleged that CCHL had authorised banned currency from the buyers.
“We had given the assistant registrar of cooperative societies the job of engaging in an inquiry in opposition to CCHL. As in step with the inquiry record, the conspiracy aimed toward regularizing banned currency notes amounting to Rs 32 lakh and getting hang of valuable land belonging to the society at Raghunathpur Jali right here. The findings is also thought to be prima facie evidence and referred to the EOW for a right kind investigation,” reads an professional letter sent by means of the RCS to the cooperation department’s commissioner-cum-secretary on February 17 this 12 months. TOI possesses a replica of the letter.
“It's not that i am the competent authority to refer the case to the EOW. I simply forwarded the inquiry report to the commissioner-cum-secretary, who is permitted at hand over the case to the EOW,” RCS Tribikram Pradhan told TOI. On being contacted, the cooperation department’s commissioner-cum-secretary Ranjana Chopra mentioned she would glance into the topic. “I can go through the file and see what growth has been made,” she told TOI.
Some CCHL contributors, who had deposited cash with the society a number of years ago to get land in Bhubaneswar, mentioned the department was showing undue favours to the company. “We were waiting for years to get land from the society. But it hurriedly enrolled some new contributors and bought them high land value just about Rs 7.five crore near KIIT Square at very cheap charges. Those who were given the land resold the plots to developers. This is a large scam,” mentioned a member, inquiring for anonymity.
CCHL president Drutiranjan Mohanty denied the charges. “We have no longer committed any unlawful act. The land was bought to our society contributors as in step with legislation. The inquiry record in opposition to us is unsuitable. If the federal government engages the EOW, we will cooperate within the probe,” he mentioned.
The place of job of the RCS began an inquiry in opposition to CCHL after receiving a grievance from whistle-blower Jayant Pattanaik, who was also one of the crucial administrators of the society, in May 2017. Pattanaik lodged separate proceedings with the RCS and the CBI, alleging that CCHL had fraudulently bought just about an acre of land near KIIT Magnet Square at throwaway prices to near pals. He alleged that CCHL had authorised banned currency from the buyers.
“We had given the assistant registrar of cooperative societies the job of engaging in an inquiry in opposition to CCHL. As in step with the inquiry record, the conspiracy aimed toward regularizing banned currency notes amounting to Rs 32 lakh and getting hang of valuable land belonging to the society at Raghunathpur Jali right here. The findings is also thought to be prima facie evidence and referred to the EOW for a right kind investigation,” reads an professional letter sent by means of the RCS to the cooperation department’s commissioner-cum-secretary on February 17 this 12 months. TOI possesses a replica of the letter.
“It's not that i am the competent authority to refer the case to the EOW. I simply forwarded the inquiry report to the commissioner-cum-secretary, who is permitted at hand over the case to the EOW,” RCS Tribikram Pradhan told TOI. On being contacted, the cooperation department’s commissioner-cum-secretary Ranjana Chopra mentioned she would glance into the topic. “I can go through the file and see what growth has been made,” she told TOI.
Some CCHL contributors, who had deposited cash with the society a number of years ago to get land in Bhubaneswar, mentioned the department was showing undue favours to the company. “We were waiting for years to get land from the society. But it hurriedly enrolled some new contributors and bought them high land value just about Rs 7.five crore near KIIT Square at very cheap charges. Those who were given the land resold the plots to developers. This is a large scam,” mentioned a member, inquiring for anonymity.
CCHL president Drutiranjan Mohanty denied the charges. “We have no longer committed any unlawful act. The land was bought to our society contributors as in step with legislation. The inquiry record in opposition to us is unsuitable. If the federal government engages the EOW, we will cooperate within the probe,” he mentioned.
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