December 24, 2024

Charge has been filed against a PWD contractor

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The Himachal Herald, Shimla

Charge has been filed against a PWD contractor under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Himachal Pradesh Prevention of Specific corrupt Practices Act before the Court of CJM Mandi on 17.03.2021 for misappropriating and selling Government Supply cement bags meant for construction of Veterinary Hospital at Suraah to a private person.
The case was registered in December 2019 after searches conducted at the under construction house of the private person on receiving secret information that she is using Government Cement for construction of her house led to recovery of Government cement. She has also been chargesheeted for knowingly using Government cement as it was made available by the contractor at
much lower price than the market rate.