Transaction of 165 crores done through fake account, industrialists and leaders may get trapped
Bilaspur: The Division Bench of the Chief Justice heard the investigation affidavit of Chhattisgarh Government Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain in the case of transaction of Rs 165 crore from a fake account of Yes Bank Bhilai. During the hearing, plaintiff’s advocates Satish Kumar Tripathi and Badshah Prasad Singh lodged an objection before the Chief Justice and said that despite filing of First Information Report for the last three-four years, no investigation of any kind has been done till now.
It was stated in the affidavit of the Chief Secretary that there are some documents which can be finally presented in the court, but the documents were not presented in the court during the hearing. Both the accused Hitesh Chaubey and Animesh Singh are absconding. Big vehicles and other materials purchased from the account have not been seized yet. Advocate General Satish Chandra Verma said that currently the police investigation is going on. It would be more appropriate if this case is handed over to the Economic Offenses Wing.
Rejecting this demand, the Chief Justice said that there is no significant difference between the police investigation and the Economic Offenses Wing investigation. Police officers have a major role in both the investigations. Therefore, instead of dragging the unnecessary matter, whatever investigation the police department does by October 16, 2023, submit its report to the court. Simultaneously issue a look out notice against both the accused Animesh Singh and Hitesh Choubey. Despite having two separate FIRs, both the accused are still absconding. If the High Court does not find the investigation satisfactory, then on October 16, 2023, the investigation of this case will be handed over to a special investigation agency. Advocate General Satish Verma sought dismissal of the criminal writ petition filed by plaintiff Prabhunath Mishra. He said that the plaintiff has nothing to do with this matter, yet it is beyond comprehension for the plaintiff to make such a complaint in the court. In response, the Chief Justice said that this subject has been discussed many times, this matter is very big, which has come fully to the notice of the court. Therefore, the debate on the issue of submission of the plaintiff’s application is now over. It is clear that a crime has taken place. By opening an account in the bank, transactions worth crores of rupees have taken place from that account, which is being accepted by the Advocate General himself. Despite the registration of the First Information Report, at first the government said that the Anti Corruption Bureau was investigating, while it completely denied the investigation. Therefore, in such a situation, the investigation of the instrument should be completed by October 16, otherwise an appropriate decision will be taken by the court.
Plaintiff Prabhunath Mishra informed the journalists that our main objective is to investigate economic crimes. The Income Tax Department is also sitting blindly on the transaction of crores of rupees from the fake account in Yes Bank. No action was taken even after giving written information. Despite registration of FIR, the government instead of investigating for years, is bent on ending the first information report of the victim. Now there seems to be scope for proper investigation as per the instructions of the High Court. Through this investigation, many such famous faces of Chhattisgarh will be exposed. Transactions worth crores of rupees have taken place from abroad. Lakhs of rupees in cash have been deposited and withdrawn at one go. The transactions of industrialists and leaders are clearly visible in the accounts. Now we are waiting for the final decision of 16 October 2023.
