Mail News Service
\nNew Delhi, Feb 27: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Directors\/Proprietor of two Sonepat based and one Daman based company on the allegations that during the year 2005 to 2009 they in pursuance of a criminal conspiracy defrauded Delhi branches of United India Insurance Co; New India Insurance Co. and Oriental Insurance Co., for lodging exorbitant claims against the insurance cover from these insurance companies regarding incidents of fire in their factory premises.
\nSuch claims worth about Rs. 15 crores were lodged on 5 occasions against which the insurance companies have already paid about Rs. 6 crores. The claims were lodged in respect of the stocks destroyed, which purportedly had been shown in claims to have been purchased on the basis of fake\/forged bills. Exorbitant claims were made in respect of repair of the damaged electrical installations including motors. Sale of the finished products was also projected on the basis of fake\/forged bills and Motor Transport Receipts.
\n Searches were conducted at the premises of accused persons\/companies at Delhi, Kharkhoda (Sonepat). During searches documents pertaining to purhase of material from fictitious firms which were projected to have been destroyed during fire were recovered.
\n In addition, documents pertaining to fake sales by the said firms & fake invoices and blank letter head pad of the fake firms have also been recovered.
\n The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case under provisions of Prevention of Corruption of Act.1988 and IPC against the then Director (C&A); two curators; a research officer and the then Administration Officer of National Museum, New Delhi and a private person, in a matter related to award of contract for handling, packaging and transportation of Art objects\/antiquities during the period from 2002 to 2005.
\n It is alleged that the officials of the National Museum, New Delhi had abused their official position & entered into a criminal conspiracy with the private person and caused a wrongful loss to the tune of Rs.73.81 Lakh (approx) to the Govt. by fraudulently & dishonestly awarding the contract to the private party.
\n Searches were conducted at seven places in Delhi which yielded a recovery of incriminating documents.<\/p>\n\n