Policeman accused of taking Rs. 1 cr. bribe moves HC
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 25, 2018 00:00 IST
He is charged with not arresting an accused in the Gold Quest cheating case
The Madras High Court has directed the State Director-General of Police (DGP) to dispose of within two months an appeal preferred by a suspended Sub Inspector of Police challenging a tribunal’s order to recover from him Rs. 1 crore reportedly received as a bribe for not arresting one of the accused in the multi-crore Gold Quest cheating case.
Justice S. Vimala ordered that the statutory appeal preferred on August 20 should be disposed of as early as possible, and in any event not later than two months, because the writ petitioner, C. Sivasubramanian, was being paid subsistence allowance without any increment ever since he was suspended from service in December 2008.
The cheating case involving Gold Quest International Private Limited had created a furore 10 years ago when a huge number of investors accused the firm of having swindled their money. Then, the firm sold gold coins at exorbitant rates on the false premise that they were of limited edition and had a numismatic value.
Properties attached
Police investigation revealed that the company expanded its business and cheated hundreds of investors by paying huge commissions to those engaged in marketing their products. The case took a serious turn with the Enforcement Directorate attaching properties worth Rs. 150 crore belonging to the firm.
When the case was investigated by the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department in 2008, a team of police officers, including the present petitioner, were suspended from service on the charge of having taken a bribe of Rs. 1 crore from Feroze Khan, one of the prime accused, for not arresting him.
In 2014, departmental proceedings were initiated against the suspended police officers before the disciplinary proceedings tribunal in Chennai. On May 31, 2017, the tribunal held the policemen guilty of the charge and ordered that the bribe money be recovered from them and returned to Feroze Khan.
The petitioner challenged the tribunal’s findings by preferring a statutory appeal before the DGP on August 20 this year. However, since there was a delay in disposing it of, he moved the High Court seeking a direction for early disposal of the appeal in view of the long pending nature of the case.
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 25, 2018 00:00 IST
He is charged with not arresting an accused in the Gold Quest cheating case
The Madras High Court has directed the State Director-General of Police (DGP) to dispose of within two months an appeal preferred by a suspended Sub Inspector of Police challenging a tribunal’s order to recover from him Rs. 1 crore reportedly received as a bribe for not arresting one of the accused in the multi-crore Gold Quest cheating case.
Justice S. Vimala ordered that the statutory appeal preferred on August 20 should be disposed of as early as possible, and in any event not later than two months, because the writ petitioner, C. Sivasubramanian, was being paid subsistence allowance without any increment ever since he was suspended from service in December 2008.
The cheating case involving Gold Quest International Private Limited had created a furore 10 years ago when a huge number of investors accused the firm of having swindled their money. Then, the firm sold gold coins at exorbitant rates on the false premise that they were of limited edition and had a numismatic value.
Properties attached
Police investigation revealed that the company expanded its business and cheated hundreds of investors by paying huge commissions to those engaged in marketing their products. The case took a serious turn with the Enforcement Directorate attaching properties worth Rs. 150 crore belonging to the firm.
When the case was investigated by the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department in 2008, a team of police officers, including the present petitioner, were suspended from service on the charge of having taken a bribe of Rs. 1 crore from Feroze Khan, one of the prime accused, for not arresting him.
In 2014, departmental proceedings were initiated against the suspended police officers before the disciplinary proceedings tribunal in Chennai. On May 31, 2017, the tribunal held the policemen guilty of the charge and ordered that the bribe money be recovered from them and returned to Feroze Khan.
The petitioner challenged the tribunal’s findings by preferring a statutory appeal before the DGP on August 20 this year. However, since there was a delay in disposing it of, he moved the High Court seeking a direction for early disposal of the appeal in view of the long pending nature of the case.
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