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Chandigarh Police arrested three accused persons namely Shiv Kumar S/O Tarsem Lal R/o # 1668/1 ward no. 8 Jash road,Kharar,Mohali age 38 years.Vinay Dhall S/o Late Sh. Satish Kumar R/o # 429/2,Ward no. 8,Salara Mohalla,Rohtak,Haryana age 35 years. Rajinder Singh S/o Late Sh. Mangi Lal R/o # &07,Tower no. 02,Pyramid Urban House Sector 70,Gurugram,Haryana age 50 years, involved in embezzlement of Haryana Govt. Funds.
As per the facts of the matter Case FIR No. 21 dated 24.01.2017, U/s 409,468,471,120B, IPC & 13(1) of PC Act, Police Station-17, UT, Chandigarh has been registered on the complaint of Ms. Purnima Singh, DSP, Chief Minister Haryana Flying Squad against Vinay Kumar Dhal and other, officials of Transport Commissioner Office, Haryana C/o 30 bays building sector-17 Chandigarh, regarding embezzlement of funds.
As per investigation conducted,it has been come to light that, Initially one Ravinder Singh R/o Sector-19, Chandigarh made a complaint (Pseudonymous) on 15.02.2014 addressed to Inspector General of Police to Chief Minister Flying Squad of Haryana regarding embezzlement of crores of Rupees in registration fees of VIP numbers in the office of Transport Commissioner Office, Haryana, 30 bays building, Sector-17, Chandigarh.
As per the contents of case file it has been revealed that as per notification of government of Haryana the registration numbers of new vehicles has been issued from number 001 to 0100 by taking additional registration fees.
The procedure to register the vehicles under Motor Vehicle Act 1989 is that, initially the documents of the new vehicle are being checked by the concerned assistant of registration branch and a detail of estimated fees to be deposited by the applicants is being prepared by the concerned assistant. After that, it is the responsibilities of the cashier that the estimated fees must be deposited by the applicant through computer and receipt in this regard is to be issued. Cash register is also to be maintained by the cashier and the cash book should be properly page marked and certified by the Incharge of the branch.
The computerised registration was started w.e.f 01.03.2013 and it has been found that from 01.03.2013 to October-2013 total 2400 vehicles were registered through computer out of which fake receipt of 37 vehicles were issued and the amount which was taken from the owners of the vehicles has not deposited with the government treasury and accused with inconnivance of each other issued Registration certificates. The aggregated amount of registration fees of these 37 vehicles is found to be Rs.45,31,621/-.(SUBHEAD)
It has been found that Vinay Kumar Dhal was posted as assistant in the Haryana Transport department, UT, Chandigarh at the relevant time. As per investigation, Vinay Kumar Dhal inconnivance with Shiv Kumar(computer operator) and Rajinder Kumar(cashier)misappropriated the above mentioned amount.
During Course of investigation a special investigation team has been constituted and Accused Shiv Kumar(the then Computer operator in the office of Transport Commissioner,Haryana) S/o Tarsem Lal R/o # 1668/1 ward no. 8 Jash road,Kharar,Mohali age 38 years has been arrested in present case on 01.02.2023 and accused Vinay Dhall(the then clerk in the office of Transport Commissioner,Haryana) S/o Late Sh. Satish Kumar R/o # 429/2,Ward no. 8,Salara Mohalla,Rohtak,Haryana age 35 years has been formally arrested in present case as he was granted Anticipatory bail from the Court of Sh. Balbir Singh, Session Judge, Chandigarh, and during interrogation they disclosed that, with the connivance of each other they hatched the conspiracy and took the huge amount against the issuing of VIP Registration number of vehicles but not deposited the same amount in Govt. Treasury.They further disclosed that cashier Rajinder Singh also assist them and the amount were equally divided among them.
Further on the disclosure of Shiv Kumar accused Rajinder Singh(cashier in the office of Transport Commissioner,Haryana) S/o Late Sh. Mangi Lal R/o # &07,Tower no. 02,Pyramid Urban House Sector 70,Gurugram,Haryana age 50 years has been arrested in present case. The act of the accused persons come on surface during audit of the department,later on all the amount was deposited in the Government treasury by the accused persons.
MODUS OPERANDI: Accused people received the huge amount from the owners of the vehicle and provided the registration number to them for their vehicles.But the accused people with the connivance of each other hatched the conspiracy and managed to get the signature of higher authorities on the documents regarding the payment of additional fees of RC. But factually obtained amount was not get deposited by them in Govt. Treasury.