FIR lodged against Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam official

LUCKNOW: An FIR has been lodged against the managing director, Construction & Design Services (C&DS), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, accusing him of embezzlement of over Rs 1.46 crore. The case was registered with the Hazratganj police and thereafter transferred to Faizabad Kotwali where the origin of crime was traced to.
Police said the FIR was lodged by deputy secretary (administration) at the managing director office Dharmendra Kannaujiya.The complaint said that a cheque book of Jal Nigam's C&DS section was reported missing since May 16, 2012, from the office almirah of accountant Nasir Ali of the Faizabad unit of the department. Thereafter, between May 16 and May 19, a total of Rs 1.46 crore was withdrawn from the account which was opened with the Ramleela Ground branch of Bank of Baroda. Initial inquiries revealed that the entire amount was transferred to four different accounts of firms which apparently do not exist. These accounts were in the name of Madhuraj Balika Vidyalaya and Bio Technology Balika Vidyalaya - both in Faizabad, Sara Constructions in Lucknow and Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Ambedkar Nagar.
In the FIR, C&DS director B P Singh, along with unidentified associates and bank employees, has been named as accused. The reason behind B P Singh being named as accused in the case is that he was in the know of the fact that the cheque book had gone missing from the office almirah of Faizabad unit's accountant since May 16, 2012, as the latter had informed him about it the very same day.
But Singh reportedly kept the information a secret and during that period, the cash was withdrawn from the account.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam managing director Mohammed Azam Khan, who is the minister for urban development, said the department's top concern is to get the public money back in the first place. He said he would personally keep a track of police investigation into the case and make sure that the culprits are brought to book.