Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday ordered the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against 11 former Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials, including then Member (Finance) and Member (Engineering), over alleged financial misappropriation and violation of norms in a 2013 case.
The L-G, who is the DDA Chairman, also ordered “permanent withdrawal of full pension” of nine retired officials. These officials include a chief engineer, a superintendent engineer and an executive engineer while the others were employed in the finance and accounts departments.
In a statement, the Raj Niwas said, “Lt-Governor VK Saxena in his capacity as DDA Chairman has ordered that an FIR be registered against the then member (finance) and the then member (engineering) of DDA, apart from nine other officials in a 2013 case of blatant financial misappropriation and violation of codal formalities, Central Public Works Department Works Manual.”
“I am of the considered view that the entire sequence of events amounts to criminal breach of trust and the angle of corruption cannot be ruled out. Hence, it is directed to register FIR in this case against all concerned, including incumbent Supervisory Officers, viz Abhai Kumar Sinha EM, DDA and Venkatesh Mohan, EM, DDA within 15 days,” the L-G said in his order.