FIR Registered Against Former DGP and Five Collectors of Madhya Pradesh
| Anil Dwivedi, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 02 Dec 2019

According to sources, Rs 4 crores were spent in the name of maintenance on the airstrip however no maintenance was done. Former DGP Arun Gurtu was chairman of Ujjain Airstrip at that time. It is alleged that Arun Gurtu did this corruption in collaboration with Principal Secretary of Aviation, Bhopal, Principal Secretary, PWD, Executive Engineer Patel of PWD and Ujjain District Collector BM Sharma.

BY ANIL DWIVEDI

BHOPAL, DEC 01, 2019: An FIR has been registered against five District Collectors and a former DGP of Madhya Pradesh in the alleged misappropriation and corruption case of Rs. 4 crores in the name of maintenance of the Ujjain Airstrip.

The FIR has been registered by the Lokayukta, Madhya Pradesh against 5 collectors including Ujjain's former collector BM Sharma, including former DGP, Arun Gurtu, according to report published in Aaj Ki Jandhara newspaper published from Chhattisgarh.

It is alleged that in the year 2006, Captain Bharat Tongya and Yash Raj Tongya took over the Ujjain airstrip with the help of the then Chief Secretary Rakesh Sahni, violating the standard rules.

According to sources, Rs 4 crores were spent in the name of maintenance on the airstrip however no maintenance was done. Former DGP Arun Gurtu was chairman of Ujjain Airstrip at that time. It is alleged that Arun Gurtu did this corruption in collaboration with Principal Secretary of Aviation, Bhopal, Principal Secretary, PWD, Executive Engineer Patel of PWD and Ujjain District Collector BM Sharma.

The maintenance of Ujjain airstrip was the responsibility of Yash Airways.  And the construction of ATC, boundary walls, lease rent of airstrip every year and charging of daily night stay of the aircraft was the responsibility of the Ujjain Collector, which was not fulfilled.  The Yash Airways never fulfilled the lease terms and no action was taken against them. 

After a lengthy investigation by the Lokayukta, MP, an FIR was registered against all District Collectors posted in Ujjain between 2006 and 2019, along with former DGP Arun Gurtu, PWD officials and Yash Airways officials for corruption and misuse of office.

As many as 13 of a total 22 airstrips in Madhya Pradesh are unused and are in need of improvement and repair, according to media reports.

Ujjain airstrip is a public airstrip owned by the Government of Madhya Pradesh located at Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest airport/airstrip to this airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport in Indore.

In 2013, the Government of Madhya Pradesh started a Ujjain-Bhopal air service as a joint venture with Ventura Air connect. Due to very low booking, the ambitious project was scrapped.

Representational Image – Ujjain Airstrip (Facebook Page)/ Former DGP, MP Arun Gurtu (Dainik Bhaskar

See this story on IOP FACEBOOK https://bit.ly/2SlmpLA

IOP ON FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2SlmpLA

IOP TEAM, BUREAUS & WRITERS - https://bit.ly/2LxOU2I

Contact us for:

INDIAN OBSERVER POST (IOP) is a Class, Creative, and Constructive News platform which publishes ONLY exclusive and Special News / Views / Interviews / Research Articles / Analysis / Columns / Features and Opinions on the national and international issues, politics, security, energy, innovation, infrastructure, rural, health, education, women, and entertainment. www.indianobserverpost.com 

(Onkareshwar Pandey is Founder, Editor in Chief & CEO, Indian Observer Post, and former Senior Group Editor- Rashtriya Sahara (Hindi & Urdu) and also former Editor, (News), ANIhttp://bit.ly/2mh7hih)


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INDIAN OBSERVER POST (IOP) is a Class, Creative, and Constructive News platform which publishes ONLY exclusive and Special News / Views / Interviews / Research Articles / Analysis / Columns / Features and Opinions on the national and international issues, politics, security, energy, innovation, infrastructure, rural, health, education, women, and entertainment. Email – editor@indianobserverpost.com


INDIAN OBSERVER POST (Eng) -www.indianobserverpost.com

INDIAN OBSERVER POST (Hindi) -www.indianobserverpost.in

IOP ON FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2SlmpLA

IOP TEAM BUREAUS & WRITERS - https://bit.ly/2LxOU2I

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Onkareshwar Pandey is Founder, Editor in Chief & CEO, Indian Observer Post and former Senior Group Editor- Rashtriya Sahara (Hindi & Urdu) and also former Editor, (News), ANI. http://bit.ly/2mh7hih Email - SMS- 9910150119)


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GOLDEN SIGNATURES RESEARCH & CONSULTING (GSRC)

CONTACT US FOR -COFFEE TABLE BOOKS I KNOWLEDGE EVENTS I PR I ADVERTISING I BRAND BUILDING I DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION I VIDEO CONTENT I SOCIAL MEDIA I EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS I SECTOR EXPERTISE I GLOBAL OUTREACH I MARKET SURVEY I And - GOLDEN SIGNATURE AWARDS I E -goldensignatures20@gmail.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Browse By Tags



Latest News