Adarsh scam: CBI registers case against Ashok Chavan,12 others

The FIR,which was registered in the designated court of CBI today,was handed over to special judge M R Aglawe in a sealed envelope here this afternoon.

In a sketchy press note,CBI said the agency registered a case related to Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society under various sections of IPC including criminal conspiracy,cheating,forgery and showing forged document as genuine besides sections pertaining to Prevention of Corruption Act.

“After completion of preliminary enquiry,case has been registered against 13 accused persons belonging to Army,DEO (Defence Estate Office),Government of Maharashtra,public servants and unknown persons,” the CBI said in a statement.

The CBI sources claimed that general secretary of the society R C Thakur,former Brigadier M M Wanchoo and Congress leader K L Gidwani were allegedly the main conspirators in building the society illegally.

Chavan had to quit as chief minister last year after it was found that among the members of the Adarsh society were his late mother in law and sister in law.

Chavan was Revenue Minister between 2001-2003 and he had dealt with files pertaining to the ownership of the land. He is alleged to have recommended 40 per cent allotment of flats to civilians in the Adarsh Housing Society,which was meant for war widows and heroes of Kargil war.

The FIR also named Pradeep Vyas,the then collector of Mumbai between 2002-2005 who is alleged to have ratified 71 persons in the society of which several were ineligible members. His wife Seema Vyas is alleged to have a flat in the society.