Chennai:
Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet against P
Vijayan, former vice-chancellor of Indian Maritime University, and his
wife Anitha in a disproportionate assets case.
CBI sources told Express that the chargesheet against Vijayan and his
wife was filed on Tuesday. Vijayan is facing charges of acquiring
wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Interestingly, the case against Vijayan, who was the first vice
chancellor of the university, was registered in early 2011. CBI had
forwarded a request to the shipping ministry to act against him.
However, since the ministry did not give any clearance no action was
initiated.
Sources said the sanction has now been accorded now to proceed against
Vijayan, who was appointed as vice-chancellor of the university by the
shipping ministry under T R Baalu in 2008. The CBI registered the case
towards the end of his three-year tenure.
CBI sources said that the chargesheet was filed under section 13 (2)
for criminal misconduct and 13 (1) e (property disproportionate to his
known source of income) of Prevention of Corruption Act. Section 13(2)
in The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
It is learnt that the Indian Maritime University has forgone Rs 22
crore affiliation dues from 35 private institutes since 2008. IMU has
given maximum number of affiliations in its first three years, during
the tenure of former vice chancellor P Vijayan. It is learnt from the
University sources that the then administration failed to collect even
the initial fee from institutes, which is around Rs 20 lakh per course
for student strength of 40.
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