A senior clerk working in the Vastral RTO, who also had additional charge of head cashier, was booked by Ramol police for allegedly siphoning over Rs 1 crore that was supposed to be deposited in the government treasury. The misappropriation came to light after an enquiry by the transport department.M N Prajapati, a senior clerk in Vastral RTO, was responsible for depositing money generated from cash transactions in the government treasuries.Last month, an official from Gandhinagar transport commissionerate visited Vastral RTO over misappropriation in handling of the cash. Prajapati was removed from his additional charge of head cashier and investigation revealed that about Rs 1.83 crore for three financial years from 2019 to 2022 had not been deposited by the Vastral RTO.Later, when the ARTO questioned Prajapati, he confessed that he deposited only Rs 23.81 lakh in the government accounts and not the remaining amount. An FIR was registered against him by the Vastral ARTO.AM
Ahmedabad: Scrutiny of tax revenue at the Vastral Regional Transport Office (RTO) revealed that Rs 1.83 crore had been siphoned off between January 2019 and February 2022. The discrepancy was noticed by the office of the transport commissioner when they found that revenue from the Vastral RTO was falling and ordered an audit on February 5, 2022. The audit led to M N Prajapati, the head cashier of the RTO, who allegedly simply pocketed the cash, a police official said on Monday. Of the Rs 1.83 crore, Prajapati returned Rs 94.14 lakh between February 16 and March 11, in 11 tranches, but is yet to return Rs 89.02 lakh. He was suspended on March 21, said Inspector C R Rana of Ramol police station. “A case of criminal breach of trust by a public servant was registered against Prajapati on Sunday, based on the complaint by an assistant regional transport officer, Kanaksinh Parmar. No arrest has been made so far,” Rana said. According to the FIR, Prajapati was responsible for collection of tax from vehicle owners in the jurisdiction of Vastral RTO, which serves residents of the eastern part of Ahmedabad city. “He was to deposit the cash collected in the RTO’s bank account every day. He would deposit only part of it and keep the rest. The embezzlement came to light when the transport commissioner’s office in Gandhinagar noticed a drop in revenue and had an audit conducted,” the complaint said. Confronted by his superior officials, Prajapati admitted to the crime and returned Rs 94.14 lakh in parts between February and March. However, when he stopped depositing the money on March 11, the authorities decided to place him under suspension and lodged a police complaint.
Ahmedabad, Apr 11 (PTI) The head cashier of Vastral Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Gujarat"s Ahmedabad city was booked for allegedly siphoning off Rs 1.83 crore between January 2019 and February 2022, a police official said on Monday. Of the Rs 1.83 crore, a sum of Rs 94.14 lakh has been returned by accused MN Prajapati, while he was yet to pay back the remaining Rs 89.02 crore, due to which he was suspended last month, said Inspector CR Rana of Ramol police station. "A case under IPC section 309, which deals with criminal breach of trust by public servants, was registered against Prajapati on Sunday on the complaint of Assistant Regional Transport Officer KD Parmar. No arrest has been made as yet," Rana said. As per the complaint, Prajapati was responsible for collection of taxes from vehicle owners in the jurisdiction of Vastral RTO, which caters to residents living in eastern part of Ahmedabad city. "He was supposed to deposit the collected amount into the RTO"s SBI account on a daily basis. He would deposit only a small amount. The irregularities committed by Prajapati came to light when the Transport Commissioner"s office in Gandhinagar, which controls all the RTOs, noticed a drop in Vastral RTO"s collection and got an audit conducted," Parmar has said in the complaint. When confronted by higher authorities, Prajapati admitted to his crime and returned Rs 94.14 lakh in installments to the treasury between February and March. However, when he stopped depositing money after March 11, authorities decided to place him under suspension and lodge a police complaint against him. PTI PJT BNM BNMYour support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.
A 24-year-old youth has registered an FIR with the Sarkhej police station against his in-laws for allegedly kidnapping his wife and threatening him with a knife. The couple recently got married against the wish of the woman’s family.Lalit Khandvi (24), a resident of Sarkhej, met Bharuch resident Simran Multani four years ago at a friend’s wedding. The two began to meet regularly during Simran’s frequent visits to the city.They soon fell in love and last December Simran told Lalit that her family had arranged her marriage. The couple then eloped to Delhi where they got married. They returned to the city and first lived in Vastral but some time later moved back to Lalit’s place in Sarkhej.On Wednesday, Simran’s mother Zulebanu, brother in-laws Javen and Taiyab along with three others visited the couple’s house and forcefully kidnapped Simran in a car. When Lalit tried to intervene they threatened him with a knife and pushed him. Lalit then approached the cops for help.AM
Ahmedabad: A 24-year-old man from Sarkhej has accused three of his wife’s family members of abducting her and three others of thrashing him because of their objection to the interfaith marriage. Filing a complaint on Thursday, Lalit Khandvi, who works as a delivery boy with a food delivery service, said that he met his wife Simran Multani at a common friend’s wedding in Vatva around four years ago. At the time, Khandvi lived in Vatva while Simran, a resident of Bharuch, was visiting a relative here. “We exchanged numbers and gradually fell in love,” said Khandvi in his FIR. On December 25, 2021, Simran called Khandvi and told him that her mother was about to fix her marriage to someone else. “We ran away to Delhi and got married at an Arya Samaj temple there before returning to Ahmedabad. The two of us stayed with my family in Vastral for some time before moving to Sarkhej around three months ago,” he told police.He added, “During the wee hours of Thursday, Simran’s mother Zulekha, her sons-in-law Javed Multani and Taiyab Multani barged into my home and dragged Simran away. Three other men, aged around 25, had accompanied Simran’s family. They began beating me when I tried to intervene.” Khandvi said that the three men thrashed him badly and they fled towards Bakrol Circle on Dholka road.He called up the police control room and registered a case of abduction, causing hurt and abetment against the six accused.