The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet against the then Chief Engineer; Yadav Singh and thirteen others including his wife(private person).
The investigation has revealed that the allotment of the work was allegedly pre-decided; tender formalities were wilfully violated; the estimate was highly inflated to cause undue gain to the contractor. An alleged loss of `19.00 crore(approx) was caused to the Govt exchequer.
CBI had registered a case on July 30, 2015 against then Chief Engineer, NOIDA/Greater NOIDA & Yamuna Expressway Authorities(Uttar Pradesh) and other unknown persons U/s 120-B, r/w 409, 420, 466, 467, 469, 471 of IPC and Section 13 (2) r/w 13 (1)(d) of PC Act 1988 for alleged corrupt practices in the laying of underground cable worth `9202 lakh(approx) and other allegations, in pursuance of the orders dated 16.07.2015 of Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, lucknow Bench, lucknow.
It may be noted that Uttar Pradesh police had earlier registered an FIR bearing No.371 in Police Station, Sector 39, Noida on 13.06.2012. It was alleged in the FIR that then Chief Engineer, NOIDA/Greater NOIDA & Yamuna Expressway Authorities had entered into criminal conspiracy with unknown private persons/firms and awarded various contracts without following the laid down procedures and thereby caused undue pecuniary gain to the tune of crores of rupees(approx) to private firms & himself. The FIR ended in closure and a final report filed in the court of Special Session Judge, Noida(UP) by the local Police in January, 2014 which was accepted by the court in November, 2014.