The CBI on Thursday filed chargesheets against two chit fund companies, Tower Infotech ltd and Asha Agro Equipment Industries India ltd.
The Central investigating agency filed the chargesheet against Tower Infotech ltd managing director Ramendu Chattopadhyay, director Ashis Chatterjee under Sections 120 B, 420 and 409 of IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of Prize Chits and Money Circulation (Banning) Act, 1978 on allegations of cheating the investors and causing criminal breach of trust. The two accused are presently in judicial custody.
The CBI also filed chargesheet against three directors of the Asha Agro Equipment Industries India ltd Ranjit Santra, Tarun Kumar Barui and Parimal Biswas under Sections 120 B, 420 and 409 of IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of Prize Chits & Money Circulation (Banning) Act, 1978 on the allegations of cheating the investors and causing criminal breach of trust.
The prize money of the Unesco Kalinga Award-2017 has been enhanced by the Odisha Government from US $ 20,000 to US $ 40,000.
The decision was taken at a recent meeting chaired by Science and Technology Minister Pradeep Panigrahi, said official sources.
Besides, the State Government approved to enhance the administrative expenses from US $ 10,000 to US $ 20,000.
“The Government of Odisha in Science and Technology Department gives in-principle consent to bear its share of US $ 17,000 towards the enhancement of Unesco Kalinga Prize from present US $ 20,000 to US $ 40,000 and administrative charges from US $ 10,000 to US $ 20,000,” said a letter from the department.
The prize was instituted by former Chief Minister late Biju Patnaik in 1951 for popularisation of science under the banner of the Kalinga Foundation Trust through the Unesco, Paris. The prize is jointly financed by the Government of India through its Ministry of Science and Technology, the State Government and the Kalinga Foundation Trust.
Notably, Argentinean scientist Diego Andrés Golombek had received the prize for 2015.