C Shivakumar
Chennai:
The Central Bureau of Investigation is yet to get the permission to
prosecute former Chennai Port chairman K Suresh in a criminal
misconduct case.
The former port trust chairman, who is now holding a senior
administrative post in Madhya Pradesh, has managed to evade the law in
a criminal misconduct case for several years as government has yet to
give its consent to file chargesheet.
The Prevention of Corruption Act created a new offence called Criminal
Misconduct in the discharge of official duty. According to Clause D, a
public servant is said to commit the offence of criminal misconduct if
he by corrupt or illegal means or by otherwise abuses his position as
a Public Servant, obtains for himself or for any other person any
valuable thing or pecuniary advantage.
Interestingly, charge-sheet has been filed against Suresh in two
cases. These include causing a loss of Rs 20 crore to the Chennai Port
Trust by allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy with a
Singapore firm. He along with two other officials were accused of
abusing their official position to allot a berth in the Chennai Port
on April 11, 2007 to a non-functional ship, M V San Giorgio, which had
to be towed in to the harbour.
A CBI official told Express that the case is pending trial since April
2012 and charges are yet to be framed. Similarly, in the
disproportionate assets case, a chargesheet has been filed against
Suresh, who is a 1982 batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
CBI had registered an FIR on August 3, 2009, against Suresh and his
wife, and said during his central deputation he had amassed wealth
beyond his known sources of income. The check period was from 2003 to
2009. The case is before the court.
Suresh’s role is also being probed in the alleged embezzlement of
funds during installation of a conveyor belt system for transporting
coal at a cost of Rs 43 crore in 2009.
The probe began after a complaint alleged that a private player given
contract for installation had put up only 250 metres of belt against
the mandated length of 275 metres.
Chennai:
The Central Bureau of Investigation is yet to get the permission to
prosecute former Chennai Port chairman K Suresh in a criminal
misconduct case.
The former port trust chairman, who is now holding a senior
administrative post in Madhya Pradesh, has managed to evade the law in
a criminal misconduct case for several years as government has yet to
give its consent to file chargesheet.
The Prevention of Corruption Act created a new offence called Criminal
Misconduct in the discharge of official duty. According to Clause D, a
public servant is said to commit the offence of criminal misconduct if
he by corrupt or illegal means or by otherwise abuses his position as
a Public Servant, obtains for himself or for any other person any
valuable thing or pecuniary advantage.
Interestingly, charge-sheet has been filed against Suresh in two
cases. These include causing a loss of Rs 20 crore to the Chennai Port
Trust by allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy with a
Singapore firm. He along with two other officials were accused of
abusing their official position to allot a berth in the Chennai Port
on April 11, 2007 to a non-functional ship, M V San Giorgio, which had
to be towed in to the harbour.
A CBI official told Express that the case is pending trial since April
2012 and charges are yet to be framed. Similarly, in the
disproportionate assets case, a chargesheet has been filed against
Suresh, who is a 1982 batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
CBI had registered an FIR on August 3, 2009, against Suresh and his
wife, and said during his central deputation he had amassed wealth
beyond his known sources of income. The check period was from 2003 to
2009. The case is before the court.
Suresh’s role is also being probed in the alleged embezzlement of
funds during installation of a conveyor belt system for transporting
coal at a cost of Rs 43 crore in 2009.
The probe began after a complaint alleged that a private player given
contract for installation had put up only 250 metres of belt against
the mandated length of 275 metres.
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