VIJAY DEO JHA
Ranchi, Jan. 17: The ED on Tuesday attached assets worth Rs. 90.38 lakh of two companies namely M/s Kaushalya Nirman Private Limited and Kaushalya Township Private Limited during investigation of the bitumen scam.
The ED stated that a total seven immovable properties acquired in the name of both the companies were attached as the same were acquired with the help of the proceeds of the crime.
The ED is investigating this case on the basis of an FIR registered by the CBI, Ranchi against M/s Kaushalya Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd and others for criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery of valuable security, and criminal misconduct.
The investigation revealed that M/s Kaushalya Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. submitted forged invoices in respect for procurement of bitumen while executing the contract of road work accorded by the Road Division, RCD, of Jharkhand government. By this way the accused persons generated proceeds of crime amounting over Rs 1 crore.
Investigation revealed that M/s Kaushalya Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited had submitted 59 receipts of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Tatanagar. Out of this, only 33 receipts were found genuine. Remaining 26 receipts which pertained to 560.959 MT of bitumen valued at Rs 1.08 crore were found to be fake. Not only this, said receipts were wrongly approved by the engineer of the Road Construction Department, Palamu division. Earlier, the ED had attached Kaushalya Heritage Hotel situated at Jhargram in West Bengal.
