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Chandigarh: Court accepts bail plea of ASI in ₹1-crore salary scam
The chargesheeet, submitted in the court of additional district and sessions judge against accused ASI Vinod Kumar and constable Rajbir Singh, cites sufficient evidence on record to prosecute them.
The district court has accepted bail application of assistant sub inspector (ASI) Vinod Kumar, who was arrested in the ₹1.1-crore salary scam that had rocked the police department in 2020.
Earlier this month, the Chandigarh police had submitted the fourth supplementary chargesheet in scam, naming two more police personnel.
A special investigation team (SIT) is probing the scam of excess payments of ₹1.1 crore in the accounts of police officials.
The chargesheeet, submitted in the court of additional district and sessions judge against accused ASI Vinod Kumar and constable Rajbir Singh, cites sufficient evidence on record to prosecute them.
The ASI was then posted in the accounts branch and performing treasury duties, while the constable, also posted in the accounts branch, was tasked with preparing bills for salary, pay arrears, LTC leave encashment, etc.
The police report mentions that the public servants committed offence of public misconduct, causing loss to exchequer. “Being custodians of government funds, Balwinder Kumar, Naresh Kumar, Varinder Kumar, Vinod Kumar and Rajbir Singh in connivance with other officials siphoned off government funds for their personal use by tampering with office records,” part of the report mentioned.
This was the fourth supplementary chargesheet against Balwinder Kumar, third against head constable (HC) Naresh Kumar and HC Varinder Kumar, and second against constable Savinder.