The special judge for CBI cases in Bhopal Manoj Kumar Srivastava pronounced judgment on Thursday in case number RC0082006A0007 and convicted 21 accused with three and five years imprisonment with fine and acquitted one Dhapu Bai of all the charges. The total fine in the case is amounted to Rs82,80,000.
The Bhopal branch of the CBI had registered a Case No RC0082006A0007 U/s 120-B, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 477-A of IPC and Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 on 31/05/2006 on the basis of written complaint lodged by Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Sub Regional Office, Bhopal Gazala Ali Khan against the then Section Supervisor, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Sub Regional Office, Bhopal Pratap Singh, the then lDC, Employees Provident Fund, Sub Regional Office, Bhopal Gajendra Singh Chouhan, unknown official of EPFO, SRO, Bhopal and unknown private persons.
It was alleged that Pratap Singh and Gajendra Singh Chouhan during the year 2001 to 2003 entered into a criminal conspiracy with unknown official of EPFO, SRO, Bhopal and other unknown private persons and fraudulently and dishonestly settled the 26 PF claims in the name of persons who were not the member of EPFO. Thus, they committed offence of forgery, cheating by using forged documents as genuine etc. in respect of final settlement/part payment and withdrawal of PF claims and caused a wrongful loss to the tune of Rs73,18,877 to EPFO and corresponding wrongful gain to themselves.
After completion of investigation, a chargesheet was filed on December 31, 2007 in the Court of Special Judge for CBI cases, Bhopal against Pratap Singh, Gajendra Singh Chouhan, the then Section Supervisor, EPFO, SRO, Bhopal CT Joseph, the then Asst. Account officer, EPFO, RO, Bhopal DK Chandane, Private Persons Rajendra Singh Thakur, Manish Gaur, Sharda Panwar, Kishor Singh, Ravi Khandare, Bhagwan Singh Chandore, Bharat Rao, Yogesh Dubey, Surendra Panwar, Rajesh Kumawat, Nirmal Kumar Rathore, Ramesh Haldar, Sunil Chouhan, Dhapu Bai, Vinod Chouhan , Dushyant Sonwane, Rinku Sikarwar and lab Technician Dept. Community Health Centre, Gogava District Khargone Sachin Chouhan U/s 120-B r/w 419, 120-B r/w 420, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 477-A of IPC and Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988.