Kalyan: A panel appointed by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport (KDMT ) has found three civic officials guilty of replacing engines of new buses with old ones. The new engines were later sold off in the market.
In its report submitted to KDMT general manager Sudhir Raut, the panel found the involvement of deputy municipal commissioner of KDMT Sanjay Gharat, then work shop manager Vishwanath Borchate and chief mechanic Anant Kadam in the scam.
Raut has directed Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) deputy commissioner Sura Pawar to lodge a complaint against the three accused with the Mahatma Phule police station. Pawar is likely to file a complaint on Monday.
The engine scam was unearthed a couple of years ago when KDMT standing members found block prints
carrying engine numbers lying in the depot. Engines with similar numbers had made their way to ‘Chor Bazar’. Bus manufacturing companies allot a unique number to each engine. The KDMT standing committee then demanded an inquiry suspecting the role of some officials. During the probe, the panel questioned 35 people, including officials from the bus manufacturing company, and found that Borchate and Kadam were directly involved in the scam as they were in charge of the depot. Gharat, who was heading KDMT, was held responsible for not preventing it.
Congress corporator Navin Singh said, “We want a suspension of the accused officials from their posts with immediate effect. Their crime is very serious as they played with the lives of people.” According to civic officials, Borchate had already given his resignation before the probe, while Kadam is still holding the same post. Gharat has been transferred as deputy municipal commissioner to Dombivli.
Courtesy:
Pradeep Gupta TNN
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In its report submitted to KDMT general manager Sudhir Raut, the panel found the involvement of deputy municipal commissioner of KDMT Sanjay Gharat, then work shop manager Vishwanath Borchate and chief mechanic Anant Kadam in the scam.
Raut has directed Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) deputy commissioner Sura Pawar to lodge a complaint against the three accused with the Mahatma Phule police station. Pawar is likely to file a complaint on Monday.
The engine scam was unearthed a couple of years ago when KDMT standing members found block prints
carrying engine numbers lying in the depot. Engines with similar numbers had made their way to ‘Chor Bazar’. Bus manufacturing companies allot a unique number to each engine. The KDMT standing committee then demanded an inquiry suspecting the role of some officials. During the probe, the panel questioned 35 people, including officials from the bus manufacturing company, and found that Borchate and Kadam were directly involved in the scam as they were in charge of the depot. Gharat, who was heading KDMT, was held responsible for not preventing it.
Congress corporator Navin Singh said, “We want a suspension of the accused officials from their posts with immediate effect. Their crime is very serious as they played with the lives of people.” According to civic officials, Borchate had already given his resignation before the probe, while Kadam is still holding the same post. Gharat has been transferred as deputy municipal commissioner to Dombivli.
Courtesy:
Pradeep Gupta TNN
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2012/12/17&PageLabel=7&EntityId=Ar00701&ViewMode=HTML
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