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The state Vigilance Bureau has initiated probe into an alleged scam in which a few Haryana Tourism Corporation (HTC) officials allegedly forged official documents and attempted to extend benefit worth crores to a company. While the Vigilance probe was ordered last month against a Company Secretary rank officer Praveen Gupta,certain senior HTC officers,including an IAS officer and a HCS officer,are also under scanner.
In August,last year,the state government ordered that Praveen Gupta be chargesheeted under major penalty for grossly violating the BODs decision and tampering of record with an ulterior motive/ mala fide intent to favour High Point Amusement (P) Ltd for monetary benefit; and behaving in an unprofessional,irresponsible and unauthorised manner by exceeding his jurisdiction and misusing his position.
In his reply submitted to the government in October last year,Gupta took the plea that since no loss was suffered by HTC,the charges against him may be dropped. The then General Manager (Administration),HTC,P K Sharma,did not agree with Guptas plea and wrote on the file that a warning be issued. The then Managing Director,HTC,Anand Mohan Sharan,also agreed and let Gupta off with a mere warning.
However,when the matter reached Principal Secretary (Tourism) Vijai Vardhan,he overruled both officers and pointed out that the nature of forgery committed by Praveen Gupta can not condoned by a mere warning and recommended a vigilance probe.
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