The CBI in a statement said it has has registered three suitcases regarding corruption in AICTE.
“If you have any specific complaint regarding demand of money by AICTE officials or giving approval to any college without having the required infrastructure due to corrupt practices by the expert committee members or AICTE officials, please contact Ravi Kant, Superintendent CBI on Telephone Number 011 – 2464 9299 or Bhupinder Kumar, SP CBI on 011 – 2464 9322,” the agency said.
The agency, which claims to have unearthed more evidence of huge investments in property, bank accounts and lockers by AICTE chairman R A Yadav, Advisor H C Rai and Regional Detective Sriom Dalal has also made a link on its website, where one can catalog his complaint.
A CBI spokesperson said, “The search of locker in the name of chairman’s wife at a bank in Ashok Vihar, New Delhi has led to recovery of jewellery value Rs 32 lakh and seizure of Rs 4.7 lakh. Nine accounts in six banks in the name of Chairman and his family members having a total balance of over Rs 2.89 lakh have also been freezed.”
Yadav, when contacted by PTI had denied the CBI charges, saying “My wife had received Rs 56 lakh in 2005 by way of compensation for ancestral property from Delhi regime”.
“Rs 46 lakh were toward the voluntary retirement which included gratuity and other repayment. They were reinvested and that clarifies the claims of the CBI. I have informed them (CBI) and they can get it verified from the bank,” he said adding “My son is working for the last 11 years, and he too has got the savings.”
The CBI official alleged that the then Regional Detective had bought properties under the benami name of Lead Enterprises.
“The documents relating to a two storey freehold house in Delhi bought in 2007 for Rs 34 lakh and another flat bought during same year for Rs 2.25 lakh were also recovered. The present market value of both these properties is nearly Rs 1.75 crore,” he said.
The official said the search of locker of Advisor at a bank in the national capital has led to recovery of jewellery value Rs 3.74 lakh.
“Twenty seven accounts with 10 Banks in the name of Advisor and his family members having balance of over Rs 24.5 lakh have also been frozen,” the official said.