A FIROZ, FORMER PRD DIRECTOR
SURRENDERED
Hours after his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed by Kerala
High Court, suspended official A Firoz, accused in a cheating case registered
in connection with the solar scam, surrendered at a police station in the
capital city. Firoz, former director of the Information and Public
Relations Department, surrendered at the Medical College Police station and his
arrested was recorded, police said. He would be produced before a court,
sources said. Police had issued a look out notice for Firoz after he went
missing when his anticipatory bail application was rejected by a local court on
July 2. He was suspended from the high government post after his alleged
links with fraudsters Saritha Nair and Biju Radhakrishnan involved in solar
panel scam surfaced.
The police case against Firoz was that he introduced Saritha and Biju to a builder in the city saying one of them was an official of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and from whom they duped Rs 40 lakh promising to arrange a contract with ADB. Perusing the case diary, the High Court found investigating officials had gathered 'incriminating materials' against the accused, who had joined Biju and Saritha, who had allegedly defrauded and collected crores of rupees from people. The court held that no meaningful and effective steps had been taken to proceed against the petitioner after he was implicated as accused in the cheating case. Government stated that the petitioner is an accused in a crime involving grave offences by a report dated Nov 25, 2010. The court said it is 'disturbing' that no action had been taken on such a report. "Perhaps, but for registration of the solar case, nothing tangible would have followed in the investigation of the present crime also," the judge held. The court had earlier asked the prosecution why Firoz had so far not been arrested, especially when he was undergoing treatment in a hospital after registration of the case.
The police case against Firoz was that he introduced Saritha and Biju to a builder in the city saying one of them was an official of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and from whom they duped Rs 40 lakh promising to arrange a contract with ADB. Perusing the case diary, the High Court found investigating officials had gathered 'incriminating materials' against the accused, who had joined Biju and Saritha, who had allegedly defrauded and collected crores of rupees from people. The court held that no meaningful and effective steps had been taken to proceed against the petitioner after he was implicated as accused in the cheating case. Government stated that the petitioner is an accused in a crime involving grave offences by a report dated Nov 25, 2010. The court said it is 'disturbing' that no action had been taken on such a report. "Perhaps, but for registration of the solar case, nothing tangible would have followed in the investigation of the present crime also," the judge held. The court had earlier asked the prosecution why Firoz had so far not been arrested, especially when he was undergoing treatment in a hospital after registration of the case.
Prof. John Kuraka
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