ll is not well at coal capitals' eliet Dhanbad club of which Dhanbad deputy commissioner happens to be the ex-officio president. The present managing committee has suspended membership of former Secretary of Dhanbad Club
Sanjeev Biotra and former treasurer Yamesh Trivedi for their alleged involvement of misappropriation of club funds to the tune of over Rs 70 to 80 lakhs during the new year function held on 31 December night besides other financial bungling.This decision was taken during executing committee meeting called on direction of ex-officio president.
Famous Bollywood singer Sukhwinder had given a live performance during musical night on December 31night and allegedly the duo failed to provide details of money collected from sponsors, tickets sold as well as others.
According to club sources the musical group was paid in cash but the account was not mentioned in the proper manner. Even flight tickets to the tune of seven lakhs for the musical troupe was paid in cash but no entry was made in books. Money received from sale of tickets of the show especially that was marked "as tables for elites" and had a price tag of Rs one lakh per table also is claimed to have been misappropriated. It has been claimed that the club's income and account of expenditure prepared by the then committee too has been bungled.
It is worth mentioning here that Deputy Commissioner cumEx-officio President of Dhanbad Club Madhavi Mishra after getting information constitutes a three member committee of state government officials to investigate. The committee included a state commercial tax officer and two from district accounts and treasury. Investment revealed that the club has not only failed to pass GST but also is in loss of Rs 28 lakhs besides other misappropriation of funds.This came to fore in a 24 page report of the investigation committee that was handed over to deputy commissioner.
The investigation has revealed that there has been some irregularity in the items purchased for the club and the food items sold from here.Apart from this, during the New Year party tickets were sold in an incorrect manner. Sources said the final decision on their membership is likely during the AGM that is held to be shortly ahead of elections for fresh term. Attempts to get comment from both deputy commissioner Madhwi Mishra as well as Sanjeev Biotra failed. While deputy commissioner neither gave response to phone calls and SMS messages for her view on the entire episode. Even, Sanjeev refused to talk and said was busy this would not talk.