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Lal said that municipal commissioner Arpit Upadhyay has lodged five complaints after which cases were registered at Swaroop Nagar police station. Kanpur: In the Kanpur Municipal Corporation tender scam, six FIRs have been filed against the operators of several firms, and police have arrested two contractors. A sixth case was filed at Fazlaganj police station based on a contractor’s complaint. The cases involving related firms, bank accounts, and financial transactions are under investigation, and approximately seven firms have been blacklisted. The possible involvement of officials will also be probed, and strict legal action will be taken against those found guilty. In line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ’s zero-tolerance policy, impartial and effective action will be ensured in these cases. The cases were registered against firms and their operators, including M/s Dilip Bajpai, M/s Ajay Enterprises, M/s Parasnath Builders, Kaila Enterprises, Tirupit Traders, and Jagdamba Enterprises. Two FIRs were lodged against Jagdamba Enterprises. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has also been set up to probe the matter.
The alleged mastermind, Govind Sharma, is still on the run, said Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal on Tuesday.
Govind allegedly threatened the contractors and ensured tenders were submitted at 15% below the standard rate. Once the rate opened at 85%, a lucky draw would be held, and the contract would ultimately be awarded only to a firm linked to Govind, he said.
A cartel was active within the KMC, controlling how contracts were divided among registered firms, the rates at which tenders were submitted and how much work each firm received, according to police. The police commissioner said that contractor Govind Sharma, resident of Agra, led the network and his firm obtained the largest number of contracts. Lal said that the SIT would also look into complaints of corruption at KMC.
To examine these issues, a four-member SIT was formed under ADCP Central Dr. Archana Singh. The team includes ACP Swaroop Nagar Jyoti Shri, Fazlaganj Inspector Dhananjay Pandey, and Swaroop Nagar Inspector Devendra Singh.