The special Investigation team (SIT) of UP police was west up by the state government in 2017 to probe into the recruitment scam in UP Jal Nigam has lodged FIR against the senior Samajwadi party leader and former urban development minister Azam Khan and four others. Azam Khan was also the chairman of the UP Jal Nigam
The others named in the FIR are retired IAS officer and former secretary urban development SP Singh, Afaq Ahmed former OSD to Azam Khan, former MD of UP Jal Nigam and former chief engineer. The FIR has been lodged under the provision of Anti corruption act, fraud and cheating under IPC.
The SIT in March had sought permission from the state government to file an FIR against former minister and senior Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan and others, including government officials, after completing an inquiry into recruitment of 1,300 people to various posts in the Jal Nigam in 2016-17.
During the inquiry, SIT found evidence of corruption and that due procedure was not followed for hiring 1,300 engineers and other staff for different positions in Jal Nigam. After collecting evidence, the report was submitted to the state government in March seeking direction to lodge FIR against Azam Khan and others and investigate the case.
The Yogi Adityanath government in July last year, had ordered a probe into the recruitment after receiving complaints of corruption in the hiring’s. During inquiry, SIT questioned around 80 people, including Azam Khan. Among 1300 recruitment included 122 assistant engineers and the government terminated their services after its internal inquiry in May last year.
Meanwhile Azam Khan alleging vendetta by Yogi Adityanath government said `` I am being punished for giving employment to the unemployed youth and if it’s a crime then I am willing to go to jail’’. He added ``the court has already given the clean chit but the ruling party leaders have decided to prosecute me’’.