Tribune News Service
Mandi, January 23
Mandi, January 23
The Right To Information (RTI) Act yesterday exposed a case of forgery and cheating in connection with construction of a bridge and a kuhal (irrigation channel) at Khalagwar village in Paddar subdivision in which influential persons corned amount worth Rs 40,900.
Though the police registered a case of cheating and forgery under Sections 420, 467, 471 of IPC today on the complaint, it has yet to nab the culprits.
According to RTI applicant Dhan Dev, a resident of Khalagwar, he had sought information under the RTI Act on construction of bridge and kuhal constructed between October 8, 2008, to October 31, 2008. The RTI information revealed that 10 persons had been shown as executing the work within 20 days.
The RTI further revealed that these persons were paid Rs 20,450.
Similarly, a kuhal was also constructed for which no persons were shown in the muster rolls. However, a sum of Rs 20,450 was shown as paid fraudulently.
The RTI applicant charged that both works were executed fraudulently and money was cornered by influential persons. He lodged an FIR at the Paddar police station today and demanded an action against the culprits.
The Mandi SP stated that a case had been registered.
Though the police registered a case of cheating and forgery under Sections 420, 467, 471 of IPC today on the complaint, it has yet to nab the culprits.
According to RTI applicant Dhan Dev, a resident of Khalagwar, he had sought information under the RTI Act on construction of bridge and kuhal constructed between October 8, 2008, to October 31, 2008. The RTI information revealed that 10 persons had been shown as executing the work within 20 days.
The RTI further revealed that these persons were paid Rs 20,450.
Similarly, a kuhal was also constructed for which no persons were shown in the muster rolls. However, a sum of Rs 20,450 was shown as paid fraudulently.
The RTI applicant charged that both works were executed fraudulently and money was cornered by influential persons. He lodged an FIR at the Paddar police station today and demanded an action against the culprits.
The Mandi SP stated that a case had been registered.
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