GREATER NOIDA: A former CEO of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority, P C Gupta, and 20 others have been booked for allegedly obtaining 57.15 hectares of land at an inflated value from family and acquaintances even though the land actually had no application.
The FIR states that Gupta informed his family and acquaintances in regards to the acquisition prematurely, and the latter purchased the land from farmers. The Yamuna Authority then received the land from them at double the charges with none deliberations in 2013-14. The accused had purchased the land from farmers simply two to 4 months back earlier than it was once in the end received by the YEIDA.
Gupta was once made CEO of the Yamuna Authority in April 2013, and shifted as district magistrate of Mainpuri in July 2016.
The complainant, Gajendra Singh, an inspector in Yamuna Authority, mentioned YEIDA had received 57.15 hectare throughout Gupta’s tenure. The Yamuna Authority later discovered irregularities in the land acquisition and shaped an inside committee for investigation. On May 7, 2018, the YEIDA CEO filed a record bringing up plenty of flaws in the acquisition. The land was once purchased at double the rate from folks and a few shell companies like Data Infrastructure, Himalaya Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Shiva Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, and so on, the record mentioned.
The land was once received in seven villages – Mador, Seupatti Bangar, Seupatti Khadar, Kalauna Bangar, Kalauna Khadar, Sotipura Bangar and Naujhil Bangar for Rs 85.49 crore. Its web present price (NPV) is just about Rs 126 crore.
Divisional commissioner Prabhat Kumar, who is also the chairman Yamuna Authority, has despatched the report back to the UP govt seeking a CBI probe and formation of a different investigation workforce.
The FIR states that Gupta, in connivance with different Yamuna Authority officials, first got useless land purchased by their acquaintances and family, which was once later received by the Authority at double the costs, resulting into losses to the exchequer. The Authority discovered that 57.15 hectare received land had no application in future.
The acquisition was once to develop entry and go out ramps on Yamuna Expressway in Bajna-Naujhil highway. No ramps had been made on the spot as the land received is some distance clear of the expressway, and in addition located one after the other, which makes building not viable.
The complainant mentioned the Yamuna Authority officials had not got approval from UP govt or expressway concessionaire Jaypee Infratech. The Yamuna Authority had additionally positioned just one small commercial in an area newspaper, whose circulation is negligible.
Gupta, former tehsildar Suresh Chand Sharma and 19 persons — Sanjeev Kumar, Satyendra Chauhan (Delhi), Vivek Kumar Jain, Satyendra Chauhan (Bulandshahr), Surendra Singh, Madanpal, Ajit Kumar, Jugesh Kumar, Dhirendra Singh Chauhan, Nirdosh Chaudhury, Gaurav Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Anil Kumar, Swati Deep Sharma, Swadesh Gupta, Sonali, Pramod Kumar Yadav, Nidhi Chaturvedi — who bought the land, had been booked. They are residents of Noida, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Meerut, and so on. Some of them have additionally floated their own companies, which grew to become out to be shell companies. The FIR states that the accused Swadesh Gupta is nephew of CEO P C Gupta.
A case under Section 420 (dishonest), Section 467, 468 (forgery), Section 471 (using as genuine a cast document), Section 120-B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) and Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has been registered against Gupta and 20 others in Kasna police station.
Ajay Pal Sharma, SSP, Gautam Budh Nagar, mentioned the Yamuna Authority officials have shared some documents about land acquisition. “We have discovered some discrepancies in the land acquisition process. The accused had floated some companies and made themselves administrators and different office-bearers and bought the land to Yamuna Authority. Primary investigation presentations the addresses and different credentials of these persons are fictitious. We have shaped 3 teams and despatched them for a search but all the accused are absconding,” he mentioned.
Gupta didn't respond to repeated calls and textual content for a remark.
The FIR states that Gupta informed his family and acquaintances in regards to the acquisition prematurely, and the latter purchased the land from farmers. The Yamuna Authority then received the land from them at double the charges with none deliberations in 2013-14. The accused had purchased the land from farmers simply two to 4 months back earlier than it was once in the end received by the YEIDA.
Gupta was once made CEO of the Yamuna Authority in April 2013, and shifted as district magistrate of Mainpuri in July 2016.
The complainant, Gajendra Singh, an inspector in Yamuna Authority, mentioned YEIDA had received 57.15 hectare throughout Gupta’s tenure. The Yamuna Authority later discovered irregularities in the land acquisition and shaped an inside committee for investigation. On May 7, 2018, the YEIDA CEO filed a record bringing up plenty of flaws in the acquisition. The land was once purchased at double the rate from folks and a few shell companies like Data Infrastructure, Himalaya Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Shiva Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, and so on, the record mentioned.
The land was once received in seven villages – Mador, Seupatti Bangar, Seupatti Khadar, Kalauna Bangar, Kalauna Khadar, Sotipura Bangar and Naujhil Bangar for Rs 85.49 crore. Its web present price (NPV) is just about Rs 126 crore.
Divisional commissioner Prabhat Kumar, who is also the chairman Yamuna Authority, has despatched the report back to the UP govt seeking a CBI probe and formation of a different investigation workforce.
The FIR states that Gupta, in connivance with different Yamuna Authority officials, first got useless land purchased by their acquaintances and family, which was once later received by the Authority at double the costs, resulting into losses to the exchequer. The Authority discovered that 57.15 hectare received land had no application in future.
The acquisition was once to develop entry and go out ramps on Yamuna Expressway in Bajna-Naujhil highway. No ramps had been made on the spot as the land received is some distance clear of the expressway, and in addition located one after the other, which makes building not viable.
The complainant mentioned the Yamuna Authority officials had not got approval from UP govt or expressway concessionaire Jaypee Infratech. The Yamuna Authority had additionally positioned just one small commercial in an area newspaper, whose circulation is negligible.
Gupta, former tehsildar Suresh Chand Sharma and 19 persons — Sanjeev Kumar, Satyendra Chauhan (Delhi), Vivek Kumar Jain, Satyendra Chauhan (Bulandshahr), Surendra Singh, Madanpal, Ajit Kumar, Jugesh Kumar, Dhirendra Singh Chauhan, Nirdosh Chaudhury, Gaurav Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Anil Kumar, Swati Deep Sharma, Swadesh Gupta, Sonali, Pramod Kumar Yadav, Nidhi Chaturvedi — who bought the land, had been booked. They are residents of Noida, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Meerut, and so on. Some of them have additionally floated their own companies, which grew to become out to be shell companies. The FIR states that the accused Swadesh Gupta is nephew of CEO P C Gupta.
A case under Section 420 (dishonest), Section 467, 468 (forgery), Section 471 (using as genuine a cast document), Section 120-B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) and Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has been registered against Gupta and 20 others in Kasna police station.
Ajay Pal Sharma, SSP, Gautam Budh Nagar, mentioned the Yamuna Authority officials have shared some documents about land acquisition. “We have discovered some discrepancies in the land acquisition process. The accused had floated some companies and made themselves administrators and different office-bearers and bought the land to Yamuna Authority. Primary investigation presentations the addresses and different credentials of these persons are fictitious. We have shaped 3 teams and despatched them for a search but all the accused are absconding,” he mentioned.
Gupta didn't respond to repeated calls and textual content for a remark.
YEIDA ex-CEO bought land from relatives at double the rate, booked
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