The HNB Garhwal Central University administration has provided the required details of the teaching faculty, officer and employees of the university involved in alleged lTC scam of the university to the investigating officer. The investigating officer, police sub inspector Jitendra Chauhan (Satpuli) said that the investigation has started on the basis of addresses provided of the 57 employees. It will take some time to complete the investigation, he said on Sunday.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Garhwal Central University, Srinagar, had issued notices to those employees including teaching faculty members and officers that if any one wants to deposit the amount of lTC, then they can deposit the same in the university. Some days ago 27 teachers and officers had deposited more than Rs 25 lakh in the account of the university.
Santosh Mamgain, who had complained about alleged lTC scam said that the deposit of the amount in the university account shows clearly that there has been a scam in lTC and university staff was involved in the scam. When asked about the deposit of the amount in university account, the investigating officer Chauhan said that this is the internal matter of the university and that the police is not directly concerned about this.
It should be mentioned here that a case was registered against the officers and employees of the HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar, on the complaint of the general secretary of the Society for Revolution Against Corruption, Santosh Mamgain. The case had been registered on the instruction of the then senior superintendent of police on 17 February 2016 under sections 120 B, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code code in Police Kotwali at Srinagar in Pauri district. Mamgain had alleged in his complaint that the officers and employees took the lTC from 2010 to 2014 and some of them also violated the norms of the lTC which amounted to misuse of government money. According to the rule of lTC, the eligible employees can also travel by air but they are required to travel by Air India in ticket HlTC category, which is of higher rate than general flight ticket. Mamgain had alleged that the officers and employees travelled in general flight, but charged lTC on higher rates and received the lTC at higher rates, which is a major anomaly.