By Pradip R Sagar Published: 18th September 2016 – The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: With an extremely poor track record of probing defence bribery scandals, the country may have a special team to investigate such cases. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is contemplating a proposal to constitute the team.
The proposal came up for discussion at a meeting in the Cabinet Secretariat recently where key officials suggested an independent team, which can be tasked to investigate only the high-profile scams that have hit the corridors of the defence ministry. Investigators can be drawn from the CBI to coordinate with the ED, to follow the money trail involved.
The government is planning to launch a special team only to investigate defence scandals. This comes in the backdrop of allegations of Brazilian aviation major Embraer hiring a UK-based agent and paying commissions to swing the $208 million deal for three Emb-145 aircraft inked with India during the UPA rule in 2008. The Defence Ministry has forwarded the matter to the CBI, which has filed a preliminary inquiry and initiated a probe.
From 1986 Bofors, HDW submarine, Tatra to AgustaWestland, Indian investigators have miserably failed on prosecution as majority of the scams hit dead-end and closure was filed by investigating agencies. Government believes that such scams not only bring bad image to the country, but also causes embarrassment globally. The only roadblock, however, will be sparing officials from the CBI, the federal agency which is already short-staffed. In a recent affidavit in the SC, the CBI informed that it has 50 per cent of its staff on deputation and has a vacancy of 754, against its sanctioned strength of 4,544. Of these, 283 vacancies are at the levels of inspector, 195 of constable and head constable, 65 at deputy and additional superintendent of police, 41 at SP and senior SP level and 12 are of Deputy Inspector General.
“Repeated failure of investigating agencies especially in probing defence scams is surely a cause of worry for the government, as it creates a lot of hype. Forming an independent team of selective officials to handle bribery allegations in defence deals will be an option, as most of these probes require overseas intervention,” said a high-ranked official. It ultimately turns out to be diplomatic loss of face for the government after naming foreign companies and middlemen during the course of investigation.
Like in the recent case of AgustaWestland choppers, despite so much of noise in Parliament, CBI has failed to arrest anyone.
Raksha Mantri should remove the corruption from DRDO, if he really serious to clean the DRDO otherwise he should resign on ground of morality. In past Two years his performance is poor. Meadiabaji insufficient. Accountability is important.
Every lab is breeding corruption. Will this special team only check foreign milti million dollar deals or the hundred crore level ‘small’ level by labs, civil works and spic rats also? When will the publicget to see the movable/immovable proprety details of the corrupt DRDO billionairs which is not getting updated in the official website in the last several years? Who will bring out the nexus between vendors, offcials and middlemen which is the reason for providing substandard armaments and ammuniions which are killing numerous service persons and the same is hidden by DRDO and services as human error who will answer their family?
Respected Sir, This pretains to corruption carried out by Sh Sandeep
Sharma,Sc `F at SPIC.
Role of SPIC is to provide the communication system for passing the
information. As I told in previous complaints, SPIC and ECIL has mainpulated
the national level Stretegic Project S21. How Sandeep Sharma with the help of
ECIL has placed a order of Rs 135 Cr to M/s Dass Hitaci & associates. This was
done on single tender basis by ECIL bypassing the CVC guideliness. This has
dented the image of DRDO and explained how bribe was shared by Sandeep
Sharma with ECIL. In this section, for the remaining work, order has been place
on three more companies :
M/s Global E network Ltd, 33, Rani Jhansi Road, Near Hanuman Mandir,
Jhandewala Ext, New Delhi 110055.
M/s Pan Telicom ltd, B-90, Phase V, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana
122016.
M/s Oth Infra, B – 90, PhaseV, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122016.
All above companies are directly or indirectly owned by sandeep sharma. It is
to be noted that M/s Oth Infra was launched by Sandeep Sharam for project S
21 only. It is interesting to be noted that M/s Pan Telicom Ltd and M/s Oth Infra
share the same address. M/s Oth Infra is using the Manufactuirng and assembly
Hub address of M/s Pan Tellicom ltd. (Please visit
http://www.pangroup.in/contactus.php, http://www.othinfra-comm.com).
This is blunder. This raises the question on ECIL Mangement. For so critical
project of national importance, what was the parameters for vendor
management was followed. What was the vendor selection criteria. How it is
possible, they are putting order to different companies bearing the same
address. What type of experience these companies have got. If it is possible,
ECIL management has placed order to these companies under the influence of
sandeep Sharma.
Sir, Project S21 raises the eybrow. The vendors like M/s Dass Hitachi &
associate, M/s Global e network, M/s Pan Telicom ltd, M/s Oth Infra ltd have
been injected by sandeep sharma and ECIL has placed order to these
companies viloating all the norms. It is requested and intersting to know the
vendors who have applied for these bids, whether they were actual vendor or
ghost vendor who just applied for name sake.
Sir, Everyone gained whether it is sandeep sharma, SPIC or ECIL, only country
India has lost. So much national importance project security has been
compromised. Sir, if you want, I can sent the list of items that have been
purchased for Project S21. All these items are commerically available. If one
purchases these items through open tender, we can save more than Rs 200 Cr.
These items will cost Rs 120 cr, where as govt has paid Rs 328 Cr. It is humble
request to look into this matter, if possible scrap the suspicious tendering
machanism and float open tender for these items, it will encourge more vender
participation and it will bring transparency and it is one step towards digital
india.
Role of SPIC is to provide the communication system for passage of data and
voice. Like in commerical world, we use MTNL / Airtel/BSNL for passing the data
and voice. In SPIC, passage of data is critical, hence in addition to above, data
is also passed through satellite. In SPIC, generally for passing the data,following
equipments are used :
➢ Routers
➢ Switch
➢ Modem
➢ UPS
➢ Generator
➢ Cable
➢ Optimux
➢ Connector
➢ 25 W KU BUC (Block Up Connector)
➢ 40 W EXC BUC (SSPA)
➢ Laptop
➢ Industrial Computer
These are standard items and all available commerically. In SPIC, necessity of
need (NON) is generated, certified as need by internal SPIC scientists, items are
purchased by limited tender through limited vendors (companies directly or
indirectly owned by sandeep sharma). In last 5 years, about 50 to 60 NON have
been initiated. All these consists of the same types of equipments. The quanity
of equipments are kept in such a way, there is no need of approval of high
autority. In last 5 years, sandeep sharma has generated about 50 to 60 files of
Rs 15 to Rs 20 Cr each. It is the clear case of violation of CVC guidliness as it
leads to spilting the tender. It is serious matter. Sir, I can send you these list of
items with make. If we purchase these items (Per case) through open tender,
the cost of these items comes to be Rs 3 Cr and SPIC had paid for these items
about Rs 15 to Rs 18 Cr and these Items are purchased through the above 3
companies of Sandeep Sharma or another companies related with Sandeep
sharma. More serious thing is items are never purchased by SPIC, items are
stolen by sandeep sharma from SPIC store and given to these vender. This is
for one case. For the last 5 years, about 50 to 60 such cases have been
initiated by Sandeep Sharma, One can imagine huge loss to the Govt of India.
This is bigger scandal compared to augusta or 2G. Sandeep Sharma manages
these vender and take commission in his wife international accounts in
Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. Sir,If you enquire the personal international trips of
sandeep sharma, and correlate with the purchase, and city and place of stay of
sandeep sharma in these foreign countries, things will be crystal clear. All the
trips of Sandeep sharma had been sponosered by the venders.
Sir, I humbily request you to do the following :
➢ check the purchases done by SPIC for the last 5 years.
➢ No of items purchased with make and their OEM and vender, from where
SPIC has purchased these items
➢
S.NO of the items purchased by SPIC, S.NO of items supplied to SPIC,
S.No of items installed. It will help to check and estimate, how many items
have been stolen by Sandeep from SPIC store.
➢
International visits done by sandeep sharma (One visit was more than
one month) and funding of these visits, international and national accounts of
sandeep sharma and his wife.
➢
Sir, I can provide you the phone numbers (Listed and unlisted) of sandeep
sharma. Tracking of these numbers will give mind blowing results.
➢
To order for enquiry of tendering process followed by ECIL and scrap the
suspicious tendering machanism of Project S21 and float open tender for these
items, it will encourge more vender participation and it will bring transparency
and it is one step towards digital india.
➢
Track the following phone numbers
Sandeep’s Residence phone No: xxxx
Sandeep’s wife Meenu Sehtia phone no: xxxx (Used for
negotiating with vendor)
Sandeep’s Undiscosed number : xxxxx (used to talk to
vendor)
Sandeep’s phone No: xxxx (used to talk to vendor)
Sandeep’s Singapure phone No: xxxxx
Sandeep’s email: xxx
If need arises from govt, these numbers (that have been put xxx) can be shared with investigating agencies. WIth the help of well wishers of DRDO and to fulfill the dream of PM’s corrupt free india, we are able to record the voice samples of Raja babu, sandeep sharma, jaya shanti and other officers, in audio clip, they are demanding money from vendor. It will be shared, if need arises.
If possible, to initiate a honest enquiry consisting of service officers, ISRO
scientists, DRDO scientists (clean image), officers from CBI, IB and CAG to
nail the culprit and clean the rotten system. It will help to fulfil the vision of
our PM of corrupt free India.
Respected Sir,
Part 2 : Corruption done by Raja babu, jaya shanti and sandeep sharma…
The following three companies
M/s Global E network Ltd, 33, Rani Jhansi Road, Near Hanuman Mandir,
Jhandewala Ext, New Delhi 110055
M/s Pan Telicom ltd, B-90, Phase V, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana
122016.
M/s Oth Infra, B – 90, PhaseV, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122016
have to be thoroughly investigated.
Please note, owner of M/s Oth Infra is Mr manish Sachdeva. Before he started this company he used to sell bhalla and golgape at chandigarh.
See the kind and big heart of SPIC scientists (Raja babu, Jaya Shanthi and Sandeep Sharma)..they force ECIL or along with ECIL corrupt officers made a gole gape walla to a company handling so critical strategic level project. The relation between these companies along with these traitors Raja babu, jaya Shanthi and Sandeep sharma have to be properly investigated. The promotes behind these companies have to be thoroughly investigated and put behind bars..
Respected Sir, This pretains to corruption carried out by raja babu, jaya shanti and Sandeep
Sharma, at SPIC. The following three companies
M/s Global E network Ltd, 33, Rani Jhansi Road, Near Hanuman Mandir,
Jhandewala Ext, New Delhi 110055.
M/s Pan Telicom ltd, B-90, Phase V, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana
122016.
M/s Oth Infra, B – 90, PhaseV, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122016 have to be properly investigated. Note the owner of M/s Oth Infra, Mr Manish Sachdeva used to selll bhalla and papadi at chandigarh. Suddenly kind hearted SPIC scientists Raja babu, Sandeep Sharma and Jaya Shanti observed his hidden talent and gave order of so much important startegic level project. THe promoters of these companies and these three SPIC traitors have to be thoroughly investigated so that culprits must be put behind bars…