Anti-Corruption Bureau, on Tuesday registered a case against Managing Director, other officers and officials of the JAKFED in connection with the bulk purchase of cement at highly exorbitant rates to cause “huge loss” to the state exchequer.
“A verification wasconducted to look into the allegations that the MD and other officers andofficials of JAKFED had made a bulk purchase of cement without any demand inlieu of pecuniary benefit and dumped the stock at Ware House Store/RailwayComplex Store, thereby causing loss of Rs. 15 per bag on account of carriagecharges,” the ACB said in a statement.
The statement claimed that “He (MD) had also allotted thecontract for loading and unloading of cement of Railway Station valuing of Rs.30 lakh illegally after obtaining gratification etc. It came to fore during verification that fromApril-2010 to August 2010 JAKFED procured Shree Cement (OPC) at the rate of Rs.224 per bag, whereas during the financial year 2010-11, its sister agency StoreProcurement Department (SPD) procured the same brand of cement at the rate of Rs. 187.31/-per bag.”