PANAJI: The anti-corruption department (ACB) of the vigilance department has booked 4 individuals of the St Cruz village panchayat, including its former sarpanch, for allegedly tough a bribe Rs 25,000 in keeping with flat from a builder to factor a construction licence.
The builder, Cedric Vaz, had approached the panchayat for permission to construct a building comprising 29 residences. In August remaining yr, he complained to the ACB in regards to the panchayat’s call for, following which a detailed inquiry was once conducted.
On the root of its findings, the ACB recently registered an FIR towards then sarpanch Mariano Araujo, and panch individuals Ulhas Naik, Lawrence Rodrigues and Prasad Naik. A case has been registered underneath Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
In his grievance, the builder had stated that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 in keeping with flat on October three, 2017 and alternatively on March eight, 2018. “Since the time the application for a construction licence was once submitted to the village panchayat of St Cruz, a consultant of our firm has been ceaselessly following up at the topic diligently and in excellent religion to procure the licence,” the grievance read.
The builder added that Araujo had contacted him in September 2017, inquiring for that he donate floor tiles to a temple located in St Cruz. “As a social duty, our firm had donated the floor tiles and different construction subject material amounting Rs 1 lakh to the said temple,” the builder stated.
He additionally highlighted that as in keeping with Section 66(2) of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act, the panchayat must make a decision on programs for construction license and keep in touch its determination within a statutory length of 30 days from receiving such programs.
“The panchayat has didn't both settle for or reject my application within 30 days from receiving it as a result of the oblique motives of the sarpanch to illegally extract money from me,” the complainant stated.
He further said that Araujo then approached him in his place of work at Panaji in October 2017. “By taking undue benefit of his reliable place as sarpanch, he demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 in keeping with flat within the proposed building. I had refused to pay the bribe and due to this fact our application for a construction licence has now not been decided upon till date,” the builder stated.
The builder, Cedric Vaz, had approached the panchayat for permission to construct a building comprising 29 residences. In August remaining yr, he complained to the ACB in regards to the panchayat’s call for, following which a detailed inquiry was once conducted.
On the root of its findings, the ACB recently registered an FIR towards then sarpanch Mariano Araujo, and panch individuals Ulhas Naik, Lawrence Rodrigues and Prasad Naik. A case has been registered underneath Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
In his grievance, the builder had stated that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 in keeping with flat on October three, 2017 and alternatively on March eight, 2018. “Since the time the application for a construction licence was once submitted to the village panchayat of St Cruz, a consultant of our firm has been ceaselessly following up at the topic diligently and in excellent religion to procure the licence,” the grievance read.
The builder added that Araujo had contacted him in September 2017, inquiring for that he donate floor tiles to a temple located in St Cruz. “As a social duty, our firm had donated the floor tiles and different construction subject material amounting Rs 1 lakh to the said temple,” the builder stated.
He additionally highlighted that as in keeping with Section 66(2) of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act, the panchayat must make a decision on programs for construction license and keep in touch its determination within a statutory length of 30 days from receiving such programs.
“The panchayat has didn't both settle for or reject my application within 30 days from receiving it as a result of the oblique motives of the sarpanch to illegally extract money from me,” the complainant stated.
He further said that Araujo then approached him in his place of work at Panaji in October 2017. “By taking undue benefit of his reliable place as sarpanch, he demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 in keeping with flat within the proposed building. I had refused to pay the bribe and due to this fact our application for a construction licence has now not been decided upon till date,” the builder stated.
Ex-St Cruz sarpanch booked for demanding bribe for flats
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